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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841877
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu Update for gnupg USN-2258-1
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnupg'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnupg'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jean-René Reinhard, Olivier Levillain and Florian Maury
discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled certain OpenPGP messages. If a user or
automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted message, GnuPG
could consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
gnupg on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 13.10,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-4617
Debian Security Information: DSA-2967 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2967
Debian Security Information: DSA-2968 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2968
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q2/000344.html
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q2/000345.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59213
http://secunia.com/advisories/59351
http://secunia.com/advisories/59534
http://secunia.com/advisories/59578
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0866 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00010.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2258-1
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