Summary
The remote host is missing an update to mgetty
announced via advisory DSA 011-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20011-1
Insight
Immunix reports that mgetty does not create temporary files in a secure manner, which could lead to a symlink attack. This has been corrected in mgetty 1.1.21-3potato1
We recommend you upgrade your mgetty package immediately.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2001-0141 -
CVSS Base Score: 1.2
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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