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imagemagick: insecure temporary file

Package(s):imagemagick CVE #(s):CAN-2003-0455
Created:June 30, 2003 Updated:July 10, 2003
Description: There are circumstances in which imagemagick's libmagick library creates temporary files without taking appropriate security precautions. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local user to create or overwrite files with the privileges of another user who is invoking a program using this library.
Alerts:
OpenPKG OpenPKG-SA-2003.034 2003-07-10
Debian DSA-331-1 2003-06-27
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