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MDKSA-2001:076: xinetd

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the xinetd package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2001:076 (xinetd).

An audit has been performed on the xinetd 2.3.0 source code by Solar Designer
for many different possible vulnerabilities. The 2.3.1 release incorporated his
patches into the xinetd source tree. The audit was very thorough and found and
fixed many problems. This xinetd update includes his audit patch.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2001:076
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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