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Vulnerability Assessment Details

mod_ssl wildcard DNS cross site scripting vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for version of mod_ssl

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is using a version of mod_ssl which is
older than 2.8.10.

This version is vulnerable to a flaw which may permit an
attacker to successfully perform a cross site scripting attack
under some circumstances.

*** Note that several Linux distributions (such as RedHat)
*** patched the old version of this module. Therefore, this
*** might be a false positive. Please check with your vendor
*** to acertain if you really are vulnerable to this flaw

Solution : Upgrade to version 2.8.10 or newer
Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID: 6029

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