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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55596
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian Security Advisory DSA 857-1 (graphviz)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to graphviz
announced via advisory DSA 857-1.

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena discovered insecure tmporary file
creation in graphviz, a rich set of graph drawing tools, that can be
exploited to overwrite arbitrary files by a local attacker.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem probably persists
but the package is non-free.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.1-1sarge1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.1-1sarge1.

We recommend that you upgrade your graphviz package.

Solution:
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20857-1

CVSS Score:
5.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2965
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