Package: sshm
Version: 0.4-1
Severity: important
Tags: security

   Action::random() calls rand() to create a temporary filename in /tmp,
which can be guessed. The best part is that it doesn't even call srand(),
so the config filename is *always* /tmp/sshm.PKdhtX !

   I suggest mkstemp() instead.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (50, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.20.1
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages sshm depends on:
ii  libc6                       2.3.6.ds1-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgcc1                     1:4.1.1-21   GCC support library
ii  libstdc++6                  4.1.1-21     The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  openssh-client              1:4.3p2-8    Secure shell client, an rlogin/rsh

sshm recommends no packages.

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