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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2005.88.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-88-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'reportbug' package(s) announced via the USN-88-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'reportbug' package(s) announced via the USN-88-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Rolf Leggewie discovered two information disclosure bugs in reportbug.

The per-user configuration file ~
/.reportbugrc was created
world-readable. If it contained email smarthost passwords, these were
readable by any other user on the computer storing the home directory.

reportbug usually includes the settings from ~
/.reportbugrc in
generated bug reports. This included the 'smtppasswd' setting (the
password for an SMTP email smarthost) as well. The password is
now hidden from reports.

Affected Software/OS:
'reportbug' package(s) on Ubuntu 4.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

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