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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 5 2006-989: gzip Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Fedora Core 5 2006-989: gzip |
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Check for the version of the gzip package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2006-989 (gzip). The gzip package contains the popular GNU gzip data compression program. Gzipped files have a .gz extension. Gzip should be installed on your Red Hat Linux system, because it is a very commonly used data compression program. Update information : * Wed Sep 20 2006 Ivana Varekova - fix bug 204676 (patches by Tavis Ormandy) - cve-2006-4334 - null dereference problem - cve-2006-4335 - buffer overflow problem - cve-2006-4336 - buffer underflow problem - cve-2006-4338 - infinite loop problem - cve-2006-4337 - buffer overflow problem Solution : Get the newest Fedora Updates Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2007 Tenable Network Security |
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