Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61724
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:214 (mon)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to mon announced via advisory MDVSA-2008:214. Dmitry E. Oboukhov found that the test.alert script used in one of the alert functions in mon created temporary files insecurely, which could lead to a local denial of service or arbitrary file overwrite via a symlink attack (CVE-2008-4477). The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue. Affected: Corporate 3.0 Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2008:214 Risk factor : High CVSS Score: 7.2
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4477 BugTraq ID: 31597 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31597 Debian Security Information: DSA-1648 (Google Search) http://www.us.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1648 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:214 http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00312.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 http://secunia.com/advisories/32183 XForce ISS Database: mon-testalert-symlink(45738) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45738
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