Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:087 (openssl)

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Summary
The remote host is missing an update to openssl announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:087.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:087
Insight
A security vulnerability has been identified and fixed in OpenSSL, which could crash applications using OpenSSL library when parsing malformed certificates (CVE-2009-0590). The updated packages have been patched to prevent this. Affected: 2008.0, 2008.1, 2009.0, Corporate 3.0, Corporate 4.0, Multi Network Firewall 2.0
Severity
Medium Severity
Classification
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