Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840369
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-885-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'transmission' package(s) announced via the USN-885-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'transmission' package(s) announced via the USN-885-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that the Transmission web interface was vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted web page in a browser while Transmission was running, an attacker could trigger commands in Transmission. This issue affected Ubuntu 9.04. (CVE-2009-1757) Dan Rosenberg discovered that Transmission did not properly perform input validation when processing torrent files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted torrent file, an attacker could overwrite files via directory traversal. (CVE-2010-0012) Affected Software/OS: 'transmission' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1757 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/21/1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0012 Debian Security Information: DSA-1967 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1967 http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-devel-changes@lists.debian.org/msg264483.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/4 http://secunia.com/advisories/37993 http://secunia.com/advisories/38005 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2010:008 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0071 XForce ISS Database: transmission-name-directory-traversal(55454) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55454
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