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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52541
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: sharutils
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: sharutils

CVE-2005-0990
unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite
arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.

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-2005-0990
BugTraq ID: 12981
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12981
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=302412
https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8459
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9613
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-377.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/104-1/
XForce ISS Database: sharutils-temp-file-symlink(19957)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19957
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