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MDKSA-2006:110: gnupg

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the gnupg package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2006:110 (gnupg).

A vulnerability was discovered in GnuPG 1.4.3 and 1.9.20 (and earlier)

that could permit a remote attacker to cause gpg to crash and possibly

overwrite memory via a message packet with a large length.

The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:110
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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