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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA945] DSA-945-1 antiword Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-945-1 antiword
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña from the Debian Security Audit project
discovered that two scripts in antiword, utilities to convert Word
files to text and Postscript, create a temporary file in an insecure
fashion.
For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in
version 0.32-2woody0.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in
version 0.35-2sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
version 0.35-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your antiword package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-945
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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