Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50440
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu 4.10 USN-5-1 (gettext)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to gettext announced via advisory USN-5-1. Recently, Trustix Secure Linux discovered some vulnerabilities in the gettext package. The programs 'autopoint' and 'gettextize' created temporary files in an insecure way, which allowed a symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program. The following packages are affected: gettext Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 0.14.1-2ubuntu0.1. In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2004-October/000003.html Risk factor : High
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