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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52282
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: cscope
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: cscope

CVE-2004-0996
main.c in cscope 15-4 and 15-5 creates temporary files with
predictable filenames, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary
files via a symlink attack.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0996
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
BugTraq ID: 11697
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11697
BugTraq ID: 25159
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
Bugtraq: 20041117 RX171104 Cscope v15.5 and minors - symlink vulnerability - advisory, exploit and patch. (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/381443
Bugtraq: 20041118 Re: RX171104 Cscope v15.5 and minors - symlink vulnerability - advisory, exploit and patch. (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/381506
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/381611
Bugtraq: 20041124 STG Security Advisory: [SSA-20041122-09] cscope insecure temp file creation vulnerability (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110133485519690&w=2
Debian Security Information: DSA-610 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-610
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-11.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732
XForce ISS Database: cscope-tmp-race-condition(18125)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18125
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