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TITLE:
SUSE update for rug

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20396

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20396/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From local network

OPERATING SYSTEM:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
http://secunia.com/product/4118/

DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued an update for rug. This fixes a security issue and a
weakness, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
disclose certain sensitive information and potentially by malicious
people to bypass security restrictions.

1) The rug tool does not verify the SSL certificates received from
the server. This can potentially be exploited in a man-in-the-middle
attack to read traffic and to insert commands. 

2) Insecure file permissions of "/etc/ximian/rcd.conf" may disclose
the rc password.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages from the maintenance web.
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?psdb/2dfe32452eaf3613da33cce7326c9b95.html

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0010.html

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