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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Debian Local Security Checks >> [DSA172] DSA-172-1 tkmail Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA172] DSA-172-1 tkmail |
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DSA-172-1 tkmail Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment It has been discovered that tkmail creates temporary files insecurely. Exploiting this a possible hacker with local access can easily create and overwrite files as another user. This problem has been fixed in version 4.0beta9-8.1 for the current stable distribution (woody), in version 4.0beta9-4.1 for the old stable distribution (potato) and in version 4.0beta9-9 for the unstable distribution (sid). We recommend that you upgrade your tkmail packages. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-172 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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