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MailScanner Multiple Insecure Temporary Files Vulnerabilities
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is installed with MailScanner and is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
The flaws are due to, - Several autoupdate scripts for f-prot-autoupdate, clamav-autoupdate, panda-autoupdate, trend-autoupdate, bitdefender-wrapper, kaspersky-wrapper etc. use temporary files in an insecure manner. - The SpamAssassin and TNEF handlers use temporary files in an insecure manner. These can be exploited to affects local users to overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks.
Affected Software
Affected Software
MailScanner version prior to 4.74.7-2 on Linux.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the latest MailScanner version 4.74.7-2 or later.