Gentoo update for curl
Secunia Advisory: SA14619
Release Date: 2005-03-17
Popularity: 4,604 views

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

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-0490


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for curl. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA14364

Solution:
Update to "net-misc/curl-7.13.1" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-20.xml

Other References:
SA14364:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14364/


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