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Gentoo: GLSA-200505-18 Normal: Net-SNMP Insecure File Creation Threat

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Net-SNMP creates temporary files in an insecure manner, possibly allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200505-18 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Net-SNMP: fixproc insecure temporary file creation Date: May 23, 2005 Bugs: #91792 ID: 200505-18

Synopsis ======= Net-SNMP creates temporary files in an insecure manner, possibly allowing the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= Net-SNMP is a suite of applications used to implement the Simple Network Management Protocol.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-analyzer/net-snmp < 5.2.1-r1 >= 5.2.1-r1
========== The fixproc application of Net-SNMP creates temporary files with predictable filenames.
Impact ===== A malicious local attacker...

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