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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1361-1] psensor security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
It was discovered that psensor, a server for monitoring hardware sensors remotely, was prone to a directory traversal vulnerability because the create_response function in server/server.c lacks a check for whether a file is under the webserver directory.
Affected Software
Affected Software
psensor on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 0.6.2.17-2+deb7u1. We recommend that you upgrade your psensor packages.