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Fedora Core 5 2006-974: gnutls

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the gnutls package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2006-974 (gnutls).

GnuTLS is a project that aims to develop a library which provides a secure
layer, over a reliable transport layer. Currently the GnuTLS library implements
the proposed standards by the IETF's TLS working group.

Update information :

* Thu Sep 14 2006 Tomas Mraz 1.2.10-3
- detect forged signatures - CVE-2006-4790 (#206411), patch
from upstream

Solution : Get the newest Fedora Updates
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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