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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841569
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1979-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'txt2man' package(s) announced via the USN-1979-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'txt2man' package(s) announced via the USN-1979-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Patrick J Cherry discovered that txt2man contained leftover debugging code
that incorrectly created a temporary file. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. In the default Ubuntu
installation, this should be prevented by the Yama link restrictions.

Affected Software/OS:
'txt2man' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04.

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-2013-1444
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/660
http://osvdb.org/97769
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1979-1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG

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