Summary
The remote host is missing an update to pimd
announced via advisory DSA 2147-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202147-1
Insight
Vincent Bernat discovered that pimd, a multicast routing daemon, creates files with predictable names upon the receipt of particular signals.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.0-alpha29.17-8.1lenny1.
The testing distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution (sid) will receive updates shortly.
We recommend that you upgrade your pimd packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-0007 -
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Related Vulnerabilities
- Debian Security Advisory DSA 1531-2 (policyd-weight)
- Debian Security Advisory DSA 2650-2 (libvirt - files and device nodes ownership change to kvm group)
- Debian Security Advisory DSA 2752-1 (phpbb3 - permissions too wide)
- Debian Security Advisory DSA 256-1 (mhc)
- Debian Security Advisory DSA 2497-1 (quagga)