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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53266
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-574-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'cabextract' package(s) announced via the DSA-574-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'cabextract' package(s) announced via the DSA-574-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The upstream developers discovered a problem in cabextract, a tool to extract cabinet files. The program was able to overwrite files in upper directories. This could lead an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.2-2b.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your cabextract package.

Affected Software/OS:
'cabextract' package(s) on Debian 3.0.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0916
BugTraq ID: 11460
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11460
Debian Security Information: DSA-574 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-574
http://secunia.com/advisories/12882/
XForce ISS Database: cabextract-directory-traversal(17766)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17766
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