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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71758
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1366-1 (devscripts)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to devscripts
announced via advisory USN-1366-1.

Details:

Paul Wise discovered that debdiff did not properly sanitize its input when
processing .dsc and .changes files. If debdiff processed a crafted file, an
attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
the program. (CVE-2012-0210)

Raphael Geissert discovered that debdiff did not properly sanitize its input
when processing source packages. If debdiff processed an original source
tarball, with crafted filenames in the top-level directory, an attacker could
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2012-0211)

Raphael Geissert discovered that debdiff did not properly sanitize its input
when processing filename parameters. If debdiff processed a crafted filename
parameter, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the
user invoking the program. (CVE-2012-0212)

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

Ubuntu 11.10:
devscripts 2.11.1ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
devscripts 2.10.69ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 10.10:
devscripts 2.10.67ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
devscripts 2.10.61ubuntu5.1

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
devscripts 2.10.11ubuntu5.8.04.5

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1366-1

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:NR/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0210
BugTraq ID: 52029
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52029
Debian Security Information: DSA-2409 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2409
http://www.osvdb.org/79319
http://secunia.com/advisories/47955
http://secunia.com/advisories/48039
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1366-1
XForce ISS Database: devscripts-dsc-code-execution(73215)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73215
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0211
http://www.osvdb.org/79320
XForce ISS Database: devscripts-commands-code-execution(73216)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73216
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0212
http://www.osvdb.org/79322
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1593-1
XForce ISS Database: devscripts-debdiff-code-execution(73217)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73217
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