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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840477
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-967-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'w3m' package(s) announced via the USN-967-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'w3m' package(s) announced via the USN-967-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
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 machine-in-the-middle
attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted
communications. (CVE-2010-2074)

Affected Software/OS:
'w3m' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 10.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2074
1024252
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024252
40134
http://secunia.com/advisories/40134
40733
http://secunia.com/advisories/40733
40837
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40837
65538
http://osvdb.org/65538
ADV-2010-1467
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1467
ADV-2010-1879
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1879
ADV-2010-1928
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1928
FEDORA-2010-10369
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044401.html
RHSA-2010:0565
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0565.html
SUSE-SR:2010:014
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
[oss-security] 20100614 CVE Request: w3m does not check null bytes CN/subjAltName
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/14/4
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG

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