Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libcrypt-cbc-perl announced via advisory DSA 996-1.
Lincoln Stein discovered that the Perl Crypt::CBC module produces weak ciphertext when used with block encryption algorithms with blocksize > 8 bytes.
The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain a Crypt::CBC module.
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.12-1sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.17-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libcrypt-cbc-perl package.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20996-1
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2006-0898 -
CVSS Base Score: 2.6
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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