Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2020.0216
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2020-0216)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'nmap' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0216 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'nmap' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0216 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Updated nmap packages fix security vulnerability: nse_libssh2.cc in Nmap 7.70 is subject to a denial of service condition due to a double free when an SSH connection fails, as demonstrated by a leading \n character to ssh-brute.nse or ssh-auth-methods.nse (CVE-2017-18594). Also, when a server forced a protocol and did not return TLS ALPN extension, this caused an infinite loop. Affected Software/OS: 'nmap' package(s) on Mageia 7. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-18594 https://github.com/AMatchandaHaystack/Research/blob/master/Nmap%26libsshDF https://github.com/nmap/nmap/commit/350bbe0597d37ad67abe5fef8fba984707b4e9ad https://github.com/nmap/nmap/issues/1077 https://github.com/nmap/nmap/issues/1227 https://seclists.org/nmap-announce/2019/0 https://seclists.org/nmap-dev/2018/q2/45 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2198 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00073.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2200 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00075.html
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