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Vulnerability Assessment Details

MDKA-2006:024: gzip

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the gzip package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKA-2006:024 (gzip).

The zgrep wrapper script does not correctly pass all available options
that grep accepts to the grep binary.
Updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKA-2006:024
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2007 Tenable Network Security

Storage Equipment, NAS, SAN

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