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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 >> Mandrake Local Security Checks >> MDKSA-2003:068: gzip Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Check for the version of the gzip package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2003:068 (gzip). A vulnerability exists in znew, a script included with gzip, that would create temporary files without taking precautions to avoid a symlink attack. Patches have been applied to make use of mktemp to generate unique filenames, and properly make use of noclobber in the script. Likewise, a fix for gzexe which had been applied previously was incomplete. It has been fixed to make full use of mktemp everywhere a temporary file is created. The znew problem was initially reported by Michal Zalewski and was again reported more recently to Debian by Paul Szabo. Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:068 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 7872 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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