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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 >> [DSA633] DSA-633-1 bmv Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA633] DSA-633-1 bmv |
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DSA-633-1 bmv Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Peter Samuelson, upstream maintainer of bmv, a PostScript viewer for SVGAlib, discovered that temporary files are created in an insecure fashion. A malicious local user could cause arbitrary files to be overwritten by a symlink attack. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2-14.2. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2-17. We recommend that you upgrade your bmv packages. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-633 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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