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Debian Security Advisory DSA 996-1 (libcrypt-cbc-perl)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
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
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