Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2020.0358
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2020-0358)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'putty' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0358 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'putty' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0358 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: PuTTY 0.68 through 0.73 has an Observable Discrepancy leading to an information leak in the algorithm negotiation. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to target initial connection attempts (where no host key for the server has been cached by the client) (CVE-2020-14002). Affected Software/OS: 'putty' package(s) on Mageia 7. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-14002 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/26TACCSQYYCPWAJYNAUIXJGZ5RGORJZV/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JPV4A77EDCT4BTFO5BE26ZH72BG4E5IJ/ https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/ https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html https://www.fzi.de/en/news/news/detail-en/artikel/fsa-2020-2-ausnutzung-eines-informationslecks-fuer-gezielte-mitm-angriffe-auf-ssh-clients/ https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00016.html
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