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                      Note d'Information No. 2004/VULN159
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DATE                      : 07/04/2004

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S)      : /

OPERATING SYSTEM(S)       : Systems running ipsec-tools.
                            
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200404-05
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                                             http://security.gentoo.org
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  Severity: High
     Title: ipsec-tools contains an X.509 certificates vulnerability.

      Date: April 07, 2004
      Bugs: #47013
        ID: 200404-05

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Synopsis
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ipsec-tools contains a vulnerability that affects connections
authenticated  with X.509 certificates.

Background
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