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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2009.847.2
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-847-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'devscripts' package(s) announced via the USN-847-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'devscripts' package(s) announced via the USN-847-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-847-1 fixed vulnerabilities in devscripts. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Raphael Geissert discovered that uscan, a part of devscripts, did not
properly sanitize its input when processing pathnames. If uscan processed a
crafted filename for a file on a remote server, an attacker could execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Affected Software/OS:
'devscripts' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2946
Debian Security Information: DSA-1878 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1878
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