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MDKA-2006:057: clamav

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the clamav package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKA-2006:057 (clamav).

There are no known security issues with clamav-0.88.5, which was
included in the last update (MDKSA-2006:184). Upstream has released a
new stable 0.88.6, with some bugfixes. This update is to address user
reports with regards to clamav's behavior of producing output such as:
WARNING: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED! WARNING: Current
functionality level = 9, recommended = 10 DON'T PANIC! Read
http://www.clamav.net/faq.html
If one is not running the latest release.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKA-2006:057
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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