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tuxpaint: insecure temporary file

Package(s):

tuxpaint

CVE #(s):

CVE-2005-3340

Created:

January 16, 2006

Updated:

January 18, 2006

Description:

Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña from the Debian Security Audit project discovered that a script in tuxpaint, a paint program for young children, creates a temporary files in an insecure fashion.

Alerts:

Ubuntu	USN-243-1	2006-01-16
Debian	DSA-941-1	2006-01-16

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