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Gentoo update for cfengine
Secunia Advisory: SA12264
Release Date: 2004-08-11
Popularity: 5,369 views

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

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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

For more information:
SA12251

Solution:
Update to "net-misc/cfengine-2.1.8" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-08.xml

Other References:
SA12251:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12251/


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