Summary
The remote host is missing an update to mhc
announced via advisory DSA 256-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20256-1
Insight
It has been discovered that adb2mhc from the mhc-utils package. The default temporary directory uses a predictable name. This adds a vulnerability that allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files the users has write permissions for.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.25+20010625-7.1.
For the old stable distribution (potato) does not contain mhc packages.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.25+20030224-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your mhc-utils packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2003-0120 -
CVSS Base Score: 1.2
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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