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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60224
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-572-1 (apt-listchanges)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to apt-listchanges
announced via advisory USN-572-1.

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntu 7.10

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

Felipe Sateler discovered that apt-listchanges did not use safe paths when
importing additional Python libraries. A local attacker could exploit
this and execute arbitrary commands as the user running apt-listchanges.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 7.04:
apt-listchanges 2.72ubuntu6.1

Ubuntu 7.10:
apt-listchanges 2.74ubuntu3.1

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-572-1

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.2

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0302
BugTraq ID: 27331
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27331
Debian Security Information: DSA-1465 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1465
http://secunia.com/advisories/28513
http://secunia.com/advisories/28574
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-572-1
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