Summary
The remote host is missing an update to flamethrower (0.1.8-1+etch1) announced via advisory DSA 1676-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201676-1
Insight
Dmitry E. Oboukhov discovered that flamethrower creates predictable temporary filenames, which may lead to a local denial of service through a symlink attack.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.1.8-1+etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.1.8-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your flamethrower package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-5141 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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