Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50460
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu 4.10 USN-24-1 (script)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to script announced via advisory USN-24-1. Recently, Trustix Secure Linux discovered a vulnerability in the openssl package. The auxiliary script 'der_chop' created temporary files in an insecure way, which could allow a symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program. The following packages are affected: openssl Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 0.9.7d-3ubuntu0.1. In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2004-November/000026.html Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 2.1
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 11293 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0975 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11293 Debian Security Information: DSA-603 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-603 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-15.xml https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10621 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A164 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-476.html http://secunia.com/advisories/12973 http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050 XForce ISS Database: script-temporary-file-overwrite(17583) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
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