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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2006.243.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-243-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'tuxpaint' package(s) announced via the USN-243-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'tuxpaint' package(s) announced via the USN-243-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena discovered that the tuxpaint-import.sh
script created a temporary file in an insecure way. This could allow a
symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the
privileges of the user running tuxpaint.

Affected Software/OS:
'tuxpaint' package(s) on Ubuntu 5.10.

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-2005-3340
BugTraq ID: 16250
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16250
Debian Security Information: DSA-941 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-941
http://www.osvdb.org/22453
http://secunia.com/advisories/18474
http://secunia.com/advisories/18475
http://secunia.com/advisories/18476
https://usn.ubuntu.com/243-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0193
XForce ISS Database: tuxpaint-tmpfile-symlink(24128)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24128
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