|
|
Vulnerability Assessment & Network Security Forums |
||||||||||
|
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 >> Ubuntu Local Security Checks >> USN13-1 : groff utility vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
|
USN13-1 : groff utility vulnerability |
||
|
groff utility vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : These remote packages are missing security patches : - groff - groff-base Description : Recently, Trustix Secure Linux discovered a vulnerability in the groff package. The utility "groffer" created a temporary directory in an insecure way, which permited exploitation of a race condition to create or overwrite files with the rights of the user invoking the program. Solution : Upgrade to : - groff-1.18.1.1-1ubuntu0.1 (Ubuntu 4.10) - groff-base-1.18.1.1-1ubuntu0.1 (Ubuntu 4.10) Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2005 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
||
|
Cables, Connectors |
 |
|
||
|
No Discussions have been posted on this vulnerability. |