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Gentoo mgv Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24649
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Release Date:
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2007-03-27
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Popularity:
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6,650 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| OS: | Gentoo Linux 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5864
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Description:
Gentoo has acknowledged a vulnerability in mgv, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
For more information:
SA22787
Solution:
The vendor has masked the "app-text/mgv" package and recommends unmerging it.
Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-24.xml
Other References:
SA22787:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22787/
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