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MDKSA-2003:006: openldap

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the openldap package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2003:006 (openldap).

A review was completed by the SuSE Security Team on the OpenLDAP server
software, and this audit revealed several buffer overflows and other bugs that
remote attackers could exploit to gain unauthorized access to the system running
the vulnerable OpenLDAP servers. Additionally, various locally exploitable bugs
in the OpenLDAP v2 libraries have been fixed as well.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:006
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 6328, 6620

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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