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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52516
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: libtool
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: libtool

GNU libtool before 1.5.2, during compile time, allows local
users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on
libtool directories in /tmp.

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-2004-0256
BugTraq ID: 9530
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9530
Bugtraq: 20040130 Symlink Vulnerability in GNU libtool <1.5.2 (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/352333
Bugtraq: 20040203 Re: Symlink Vulnerability in GNU libtool <1.5.2 (Google Search)
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2004:811
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000811
http://www.geocrawler.com/mail/msg.php3?msg_id=3438808&list=405
http://www.osvdb.org/3795
http://secunia.com/advisories/10777
XForce ISS Database: libtool-insecure-temp-directory(15017)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15017
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