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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.68903
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 13 FEDORA-2011-0467 (chm2pdf)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to chm2pdf
announced via advisory FEDORA-2011-0467.

Update Information:

This update fixes security bugs #474455 and #474457. The security issue is about unsafe use of fixed temporary directories by chm2pdf.

This update will break --dontextract option. The option will not be shown in the list of available options.

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #474455 - CVE-2008-5298 chm2pdf insecure temporary file use
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474455
[ 2 ] Bug #474457 - CVE-2008-5299 chm2pdf insecure temporary file symlink flaw
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474457

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update chm2pdf' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2011-0467

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
6.9

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5298
BugTraq ID: 31735
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31735
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053510.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053501.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32257
http://secunia.com/advisories/43109
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0236
XForce ISS Database: chm2pdf-chm2pdf-symlink(45813)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45813
XForce ISS Database: chm2pdf-files-dos(47030)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47030
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5299
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