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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA053] DSA-053-1 nedit Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-053-1 nedit
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The nedit (Nirvana editor) package as shipped in the non-free section
accompanying Debian GNU/Linux 2.2/potato had a bug in its printing code:
when printing text it would create a temporary file with the to be
printed text and pass that on to the print system. The temporary file
was not created safely, which could be exploited by an attacked to make
nedit overwrite arbitrary files.
This has been fixed in version 5.02-7.1.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-053
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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