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Fedora Core 5 2006-953: openssl097a

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the openssl097a package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2006-953 (openssl097a).

The OpenSSL toolkit provides support for secure communications between
machines. OpenSSL includes a certificate management tool and shared
libraries which provide various cryptographic algorithms and
protocols.

Update Information:

This is a security update for CVE-2006-4339.
Avoid PKCS #1 v1.5 signature attack discovered by Daniel
Bleichenbacher [Ben Laurie
Google Security Team]

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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