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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53872
Category:Turbolinux Local Security Tests
Title:Turbolinux TLSA-2005-73 (sudo)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to sudo
announced via advisory TLSA-2005-73.

PostgreSQL is an advanced Object-Relational database management system.

The vulnerability in the manner in which sudo handle a sudoers file could allow
local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

This vulnerability may allow attackers to overwrite arbitrary files
via a symbolic link attack.

Solution: Please use the turbopkg (zabom) tool to apply the update.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=TLSA-2005-73

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
3.7

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 15647
BugTraq ID: 13993
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-1993
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13993
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647
Bugtraq: 20050620 Sudo version 1.6.8p9 now available, fixes security issue. (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/402741
Debian Security Information: DSA-735 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-735
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425974/100/0/threaded
http://www.osvdb.org/17396
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11341
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1242
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-535.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15744
http://secunia.com/advisories/17813
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2005:036 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0821
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659
XForce ISS Database: sudo-pathname-race-condition(21080)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21080
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