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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64955 |
Category: | Mandrake Local Security Checks |
Title: | Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:244 (xfig) |
Summary: | The remote host is missing an update to xfig;announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:244. |
Description: | Summary: The remote host is missing an update to xfig announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:244. Vulnerability Insight: A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in xfig: Xfig in Debian GNU/Linux, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) xfig-eps[PID], (2) xfig-pic[PID].pix, (3) xfig-pic[PID].err, (4) xfig-pcx[PID].pix, (5) xfig-xfigrc[PID], (6) xfig[PID], (7) xfig-print[PID], (8) xfig-export[PID].err, (9) xfig-batch[PID], (10) xfig-exp[PID], or (11) xfig-spell.[PID] temporary files, where [PID] is a process ID (CVE-2009-1962). This update provides a solution to this vulnerability. Affected: Corporate 4.0 Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. CVSS Score: 4.4 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Cross-Ref: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1962 BugTraq ID: 34328 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34328 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:244 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/6 http://secunia.com/advisories/35320 XForce ISS Database: xfig-temp-symlink(49600) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49600 |
Copyright | Copyright (C) 2009 E-Soft Inc. |
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