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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA827] DSA-827-1 backupninja Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-827-1 backupninja
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Moritz Muehlenhoff discovered the handler code for backupninja creates
a temporary file with a predictable filename, leaving it vulnerable to
a symlink attack.
The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain the backupninja package.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5-3sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.8-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your backupninja package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-827
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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