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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51074
Category:Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2004:031
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory RHSA-2004:031.

The netpbm package contains a library of functions that support
programs for handling various graphics file formats, including .pbm
(portable bitmaps), .pgm (portable graymaps), .pnm (portable anymaps),
.ppm (portable pixmaps), and others.

A number of temporary file bugs have been found in versions of NetPBM.
These could make it possible for a local user to overwrite or create files
as a different user who happens to run one of the the vulnerable utilities.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the name CVE-2003-0924 to this issue.

Users are advised to upgrade to the erratum packages, which contain patches
from Debian that correct these bugs.

Solution:
Please note that this update is available via
Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red
Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-031.html

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
3.7

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 9442
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0924
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9442
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#487102
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/487102
Debian Security Information: DSA-426 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-426
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-02.xml
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:011
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A804
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A810
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-030.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-031.html
SGI Security Advisory: 20040201-01-U
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
XForce ISS Database: netpbm-temp-insecure-file(14874)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14874
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