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Debian Security Advisory DSA 279-1 (metrics)
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 metrics announced via advisory DSA 279-1.
Insight
Insight
Paul Szabo and Matt Zimmerman discoverd two similar problems in metrics, a tools for software metrics. Two scripts in this package, halstead and gather_stats, open temporary files without taking appropriate security precautions. halstead is installed as a user program, while gather_stats is only used in an auxiliary script included in the source code. These vulnerabilities could allow a local attacker to overwrite files owned by the user running the scripts, including root. The stable distribution (woody) is not affected since it doesn't contain a metrics package anymore. For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0-1.1. The unstable distribution (sid) is not affected since it doesn't contain a metrics package anymore. We recommend that you upgrade your metrics package.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20279-1