Summary
The remote host is missing an update to boinc
announced via advisory DSA 1718-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201718-1
Insight
It was discovered that the core client for the BOINC distributed computing infrastructure performs incorrect validation of the return values of OpenSSL's RSA functions.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 5.4.11-4+etch1.
For the upcoming stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 6.2.14-3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 6.2.14-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your boinc packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-0126 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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