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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA610] DSA-610-1 cscope Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary DSA-610-1 cscope
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
A vulnerability has been discovered in cscope, a program to
interactively examine C source code, which may allow local users to
overwrite files via a symlink attack.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 15.3-1woody2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 15.5-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your cscope package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-610
Threat Level: High
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