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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1676-1 (flamethrower (0.1.8-1+etch1))
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.9
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to flamethrower (0.1.8-1+etch1) announced via advisory DSA 1676-1.
Insight
Insight
Dmitry E. Oboukhov discovered that flamethrower creates predictable temporary filenames, which may lead to a local denial of service through a symlink attack. For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.1.8-1+etch1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.1.8-2. We recommend that you upgrade your flamethrower package.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201676-1