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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA622] DSA-622-1 htmlheadline Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-622-1 htmlheadline
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña from the Debian Security Audit Project
has discovered multiple insecure uses
of temporary files that could lead to overwriting arbitrary files via
a symlink attack.
For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in
version 21.8-3.
The unstable distribution (sid) does not contain this package.
We recommend that you upgrade your htmlheadline package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-622
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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