Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | MDVSA-2009:244 | First vendor Publication | 2009-09-23 |
| Vendor | Mandriva | Last vendor Modification | 2009-09-23 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.4 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in xfig: Xfig in Debian GNU/Linux, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) xfig-eps[PID], (2) xfig-pic[PID].pix, (3) xfig-pic[PID].err, (4) xfig-pcx[PID].pix, (5) xfig-xfigrc[PID], (6) xfig[PID], (7) xfig-print[PID], (8) xfig-export[PID].err, (9) xfig-batch[PID], (10) xfig-exp[PID], or (11) xfig-spell.[PID] temporary files, where [PID] is a process ID (CVE-2009-1962). This update provides a solution to this vulnerability. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:244 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-59 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-12-30 | Name : Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:244-1 (xfig) File : nvt/mdksa_2009_244_1.nasl |
| 2009-09-28 | Name : Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:244 (xfig) File : nvt/mdksa_2009_244.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 55235 | Xfig on Debian Linux Multiple Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-12-29 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-244.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:40:46 |
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