USN-65-1: Apache utility script vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-65-1

19th January, 2005

apache vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 4.10

Details

Javier Fern�ez-Sanguino Pe�oticed that the "check_forensic"
script created temporary files in an insecure manner. This could
allow a symbolic link attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files
with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:

Ubuntu 4.10:
apache-utils

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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References

http://bugs.debian.org/290974