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Gentoo update for imagemagick
Secunia Advisory: SA23121
Release Date: 2006-11-27
Popularity: 6,101 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-2006-5456


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for imagemagick. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA22572

Solution:
Update to "media-gfx/imagemagick-6.3.0.5" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-19.xml

Other References:
SA22572:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22572/


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