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RHSA-2005-090: htdig

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the htdig packages

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Updated htdig packages that fix a security flaw are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

The ht://Dig system is a Web search and indexing system for a small domain
or intranet.

Michael Krax reported a cross-site scripting bug affecting htdig. An
attacker could construct a carefully crafted URL which can cause a web
browser to execute malicious script once visited. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-0085
to this issue.

Users of htdig should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch, and are not vulnerable to this issue.

Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-090.html
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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