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[SA27097] Gentoo update for openssl

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Mon Oct 08 2007 - 22:17:05 CDT

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TITLE:
Gentoo update for openssl

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27097

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27097/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Gentoo Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/339/

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for openssl. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) or compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information please see vulnerability #3 in:
SA22130

SOLUTION:
Update to "dev-libs/openssl-0.9.8e-r3" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-06.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA22130:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130/

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