Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840795
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1249-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'backuppc' package(s) announced via the USN-1249-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'backuppc' package(s) announced via the USN-1249-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that BackupPC did not properly sanitize its input when processing backup browser error messages, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing server output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could exploit this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data, within the same domain. This issue did not affect Ubuntu 11.10. (CVE-2011-3361) Jamie Strandboge discovered that BackupPC did not properly sanitize its input when processing log file viewer error messages, resulting in cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. Affected Software/OS: 'backuppc' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3361 BugTraq ID: 50406 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50406 https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/multiple_xss_vulnerabilities_in_backuppc.html http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=26919997 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/7 http://secunia.com/advisories/44259 http://secunia.com/advisories/46621 http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1249-1 XForce ISS Database: backuppc-num-xss(71030) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71030
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG

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