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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840289
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-657-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'amarok' package(s) announced via the USN-657-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'amarok' package(s) announced via the USN-657-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Dwayne Litzenberger discovered that Amarok created temporary files in
an insecure way. Local users could exploit a race condition to create
or overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2008-3699)

Affected Software/OS:
'amarok' package(s) on Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
3.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3699
BugTraq ID: 30662
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30662
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00097.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00057.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-08.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:172
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494765
http://secunia.com/advisories/31418
http://secunia.com/advisories/31663
http://secunia.com/advisories/31839
http://secunia.com/advisories/32357
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.455790
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-657-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2338
XForce ISS Database: amarok-magnatunebrowser-symlink(44399)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44399
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