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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0327
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0327)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'botan' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0327 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'botan' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0327 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Aleksandar Nikolic discovered that an error in the x509 parser of the
Botan crypto library could result in an out-of-bounds memory read,
resulting in denial of service or an information leak if processing a
malformed certificate (CVE-2017-2801).

Affected Software/OS:
'botan' package(s) on Mageia 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-2801
BugTraq ID: 98106
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98106
Debian Security Information: DSA-3939 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3939
http://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0294
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