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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Fedora Local Security Checks >> Fedora Core 1 2004-095: openssl Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Fedora Core 1 2004-095: openssl |
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Check for the version of the openssl package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2004-095 (openssl). The OpenSSL toolkit provides support for secure communications between machines. OpenSSL includes a certificate management tool and shared libraries which provide various cryptographic algorithms and protocols. Update Information: This update includes OpenSSL packages to fix two security issues affecting OpenSSL 0.9.7a which permit denial of service attacks CVE CVE-2004-0079 and CVE CVE-2003-0851. Also included are updates for the OpenSSL 0.9.6 and 0.9.6b compatibility libraries included in Fedora Core 1, fixing a separate issue which could also lead to a denial of service attack CVE CVE-2004-0081. Solution : http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-095.shtml Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 8970 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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