Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.68198
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-967-1 (w3m)
Summary:	Ubuntu USN-967-1 (w3m)
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to w3m announced via advisory USN-967-1. Details follow: Ludwig Nussel discovered w3m does not properly handle SSL/TLS certificates with NULL characters in the certificate name. An attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. (CVE-2010-2074) Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: w3m 0.5.1-4ubuntu2.6.06.1 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: w3m 0.5.1-5.1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 9.04: w3m 0.5.2-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 9.10: w3m 0.5.2-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: w3m 0.5.2-2.1ubuntu1.1 After a standard system update you need to restart any running instances of w3m to effect the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-967-1 Risk factor : High
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2074 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/14/4 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044401.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0565.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:014 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html BugTraq ID: 40837 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40837 http://osvdb.org/65538 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024252 http://secunia.com/advisories/40134 http://secunia.com/advisories/40733 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1467 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1879 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1928
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