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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2004.3.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'gs-common' package(s) announced via the USN-3-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gs-common' package(s) announced via the USN-3-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Recently, Trustix Secure Linux discovered some vulnerabilities in the
gs-common package. The utilities 'pv.sh' and 'ps2epsi' created
temporary files in an insecure way, which allowed a symlink attack to
create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user
invoking the program.

Affected Software/OS:
'gs-common' package(s) on Ubuntu 4.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0967
BugTraq ID: 11285
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11285
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10284
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-081.html
SCO Security Bulletin: SCOSA-2006.19
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.19/SCOSA-2006.19.txt
SCO Security Bulletin: SCOSA-2006.23
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.23/SCOSA-2006.23.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/16997
http://secunia.com/advisories/17135
http://secunia.com/advisories/19799
http://secunia.com/advisories/20056
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3-1/
XForce ISS Database: script-temporary-file-overwrite(17583)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
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