Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50786
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2002:011 (gzip)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to gzip announced via advisory MDKSA-2002:011. There are two problems with the gzip archiving program the first is a crash when an input file name is over 1020 characters, and the second is a buffer overflow that could be exploited if gzip is run on a server such as an FTP server. The patch applied is from the gzip developers and the problems have been fixed in the latest beta. Affected versions: 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, Corporate Server 1.0.1, Single Network Firewall 7.2 Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2002:011 http://www.gzip.org/#patch Risk factor : High
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