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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA968] DSA-968-1 noweb Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-968-1 noweb
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña from the Debian Security Audit project
discovered that a script in noweb, a web like literate-programming
tool, creates a temporary file in an insecure fashion.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.9a-7.4.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.10c-3.2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.10c-3.2.
We recommend that you upgrade your nowebm package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-968
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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