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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56096
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Legacy Security Advisory FLSA-2006:136323
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory FLSA-2006:136323.

Temporary file vulnerabilities were discovered in the gettext package. A
malicious user could use the autopoint and gettextize scripts to
create or overwrite another user's files. The Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0966 to
this issue.

All users of gettext should upgrade to this updated package, which
includes a patch to correct these issues.

Affected platforms:
Redhat 9
Fedora Core 1
Fedora Core 2

Solution:
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FLSA-2006:136323

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
2.1

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 11282
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0966
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11282
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-January/msg00000.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-10.xml
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:051
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110382652226638&w=2
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-5-1/
XForce ISS Database: script-temporary-file-overwrite(17583)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
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