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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 >> [DSA279] DSA-279-1 metrics Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA279] DSA-279-1 metrics |
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DSA-279-1 metrics Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Paul Szabo and Matt Zimmerman discovered two similar problems in metrics, a tools for software metrics. Two scripts in this package, "halstead" and "gather_stats", open temporary files without taking appropriate security precautions. "halstead" is installed as a user program, while "gather_stats" is only used in an auxiliary script included in the source code. These vulnerabilities could permit a local attacker to overwrite files owned by the user running the scripts, including root. The stable distribution (woody) is not affected since it doesn't contain a metrics package anymore. For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0-1.1. The unstable distribution (sid) is not affected since it doesn't contain a metrics package anymore. We recommend that you upgrade your metrics package. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-279 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 7293 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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