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[DSA1013] DSA-1013-1 snmptrapfmt

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-1013-1 snmptrapfmt

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Will Aoki discovered that snmptrapfmt, a configurable snmp trap
handler daemon for snmpd, does not prevent overwriting existing files
when writing to a temporary log file.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.03woody1.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.08sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.10-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your snmptrapfmt package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1013
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi

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