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Debian Security Advisory DSA 661-1 (f2c)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to f2c announced via advisory DSA 661-1.
Insight
Insight
Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña from the Debian Security Audit project discovered that f2c and fc, which are both part of the f2c package, a fortran 77 to C/C++ translator, open temporary files insecurely and are hence vulnerable to a symlink attack. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2005-0017 Multiple insecure temporary files in the f2c translator. CVE-2005-0018 Two insecure temporary files in the f2 shell script. For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 20010821-3.1 For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your f2c package.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20661-1