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Debian Etch: DSA 623-1 Low: Htmlheader Vulnerable Files Resolution

Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña has discovered multiple insecure uses of temporary files that could lead to overwriting arbitrary files via a symlink attack.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA 622-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze January 3rd, 2005 http://www.debian.org/security/faq --------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : htmlheadline Vulnerability : insecure temporary files Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2004-1181 Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña has discovered multiple insecure uses of temporary files that could lead to overwriting arbitrary files via a symlink attack. For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 21.8-3. The unstable distribution (sid) does not contain this package. We recommend that you upgrade your htmlheadline package. Upgrade Instructions --------------------wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody -------------------------------- Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 579 36da72a4ff991d7646a77eb7d8789f8a Size/MD5 checksum: 5383 8c098ae1c43cf8f5f702191864e29b84 Size/MD5 checksum: 42360 319b218bd8c787a1455540a85428adc6 Architecture independent components: Size/MD5 checksum: 44570 c55c6906ba256b1731d8d6c5a151eaf1 These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next update. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------For apt-get: deb https://www.debian.org/security/ stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Package info: `apt-cache show ' and https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages . Debian Security Bulletin DSA 623-1 highlights vulnerabilities in the openssl package, advising users to perform updates promptly.. Debian Security Advisory, htmlheadline fix, symlink attack, insecure temporary files. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 03, 2005 •Low Debian