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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA941] DSA-941-1 tuxpaint Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary DSA-941-1 tuxpaint
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña from the Debian Security Audit project
discovered that a script in tuxpaint, a paint program for young
children, creates a temporary file in an insecure fashion.
The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain tuxpaint packages.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.9.14-2sarge0.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.9.15b-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your tuxpaint package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-941
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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