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Debian DSA-996-1 : libcrypt-cbc-perl - programming error

low Nessus Plugin ID 22862

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Lincoln Stein discovered that the Perl Crypt::CBC module produces weak ciphertext when used with block encryption algorithms with blocksize > 8 bytes.

Solution

Upgrade the libcrypt-cbc-perl package.

The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain a Crypt::CBC module.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.12-1sarge1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-996

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 22862

File Name: debian_DSA-996.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcrypt-cbc-perl

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/23/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0898

DSA: 996