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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841164
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1584-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'transmission' package(s) announced via the USN-1584-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'transmission' package(s) announced via the USN-1584-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Justin C. Klein Keane discovered that the Transmission web client
incorrectly escaped certain strings. If a user were tricked into opening a
specially crafted torrent file, an attacker could possibly exploit this to
conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Affected Software/OS:
'transmission' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-4037
BugTraq ID: 54705
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54705
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-07/0349.html
http://www.madirish.net/541
http://secunia.com/advisories/50027
http://secunia.com/advisories/50769
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1584-1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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