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Gentoo update for mutt
Secunia Advisory: SA20854
Release Date: 2006-06-29
Popularity: 5,199 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-3242


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for mutt. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA20810

Solution:
Update to version "mail-client/mutt-1.5.11-r2" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-27.xml

Other References:
SA20810:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20810/


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