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Family: Mandrake Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
MDKSA-2006:039: gnutls Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary Check for the version of the gnutls package
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2006:039 (gnutls).
Evgeny Legerov discovered cases of possible out-of-bounds access in the DER
decoding schemes of libtasn1, when provided with invalid input. This library is
bundled with gnutls. The provided packages have been patched to correct these
issues.
Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:039
Threat Level: High
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