Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.67543
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-948-1 (gnutls12)
Summary:	Ubuntu USN-948-1 (gnutls12)
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to gnutls12 announced via advisory USN-948-1. Details follow: It was discovered that GnuTLS did not always properly verify the hash algorithm of X.509 certificates. If an application linked against GnuTLS processed a crafted certificate, an attacker could make GnuTLS dereference a NULL pointer and cause a DoS via application crash. Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: libgnutls12 1.2.9-2ubuntu1.8 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-948-1 Risk factor : Medium
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-7239 http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2006-August/001192.html http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnutls-dev/2006-August/001190.html
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