| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnutls' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-180-01 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, and -current to
fix security issues.
More details about the issues may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
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Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/gnutls-2.2.5-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz:
Upgraded to GnuTLS version 2.2.5.
This updated package fixes bugs which can lead to a denial of service
(DoS) in programs linked with GnuTLS. Thanks to Ossi Herrala and
Jukka Taimisto from the CROSS project at Codenomicon Ltd. for finding
and reporting the problems, and to Simon Josefsson and
Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos for researching the issues and developing
patches, and to Andreas Metzler for noting and reporting a problem with
one of the original patches.
For more information about the issues patched, please refer to:
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(* Security fix *)
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Affected Software/OS:
'gnutls' package(s) on Slackware 12.0, Slackware 12.1, Slackware current.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
10.0
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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