Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201101-06 (IO::Socket::SSL)

The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 201101-06. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $ Description: Auto generated from Gentoo's XML based advisory Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2011 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com Text descriptions are largely excerpted fr...

GLSA-201101-06 : IO::Socket::SSL: Certificate validation error

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201101-06 IO::Socket::SSL: Certificate validation error The vendor reported that IO::Socket::SSL does not properly handle Common Name CN fields. Impact : A remote attacker might employ a specially crafted certificate to conduct...