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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53291
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-603-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'openssl' package(s) announced via the DSA-603-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'openssl' package(s) announced via the DSA-603-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Trustix developers discovered insecure temporary file creation in a supplemental script (der_chop) of the openssl package which may allow local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.6c-2.woody.7.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.7e-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your openssl package.

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

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2004-0975
BugTraq ID: 11293
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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