Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51504
Category:	Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2002:467
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory CLA-2002:467. OpenSSH is a very popular and versatile tool that uses encrypted connections between hosts and is commonly used for remote administration. Joost Pol discovered[1] a off-by-one bug in OpenSSH's channel code that could be used by an attacker with a local account on the victim's machine to obtain root privileges on that machine. Another scenario for this vulnerability is that of a malicious ssh server exploiting a vulnerable ssh client connecting to it. Solution: The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=CLA-2002:467 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=002002 Risk factor : High
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