Secunia Logo
 
Gentoo update for libtasn1/gnutls
Secunia Advisory: SA18898
Release Date: 2006-02-17
Popularity: 6,207 views

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

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

Subscribe: Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities

CVE reference:CVE-2006-0645


Description:
Gentoo has issued updates for libtasn1/gnutls. These fix a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA18794

Solution:
Apply updated packages.

libtasn1:
Update to "dev-libs/libtasn1-0.2.18" or later.

GNU TLS:
Update to "net-libs/gnutls-1.2.10" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200602-08.xml

Other References:
SA18794:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18794/


Track this Secunia Advisory
Customers of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence solutions will automatically receive updates when new information regarding this advisory is released.

Read more about our Vulnerability Intelligence solutions and what they can do for you and your company.

About this Secunia Advisory
Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.

Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
  
Latest Advisories

Send Feedback to Secunia
If you have new information regarding this Secunia advisory or a product in our database, please send it to us using either our web form or email us at vuln@secunia.com.

Ideas, suggestions, and other feedback are most welcome.

Most Popular - 3 Hours

1. Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities // 33 views
2. vBulletin Visitor Messages Script Insertion Vulnerability // 24 views
3. Easyedit CMS Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities // 23 views
4. Adobe Flash Player Multiple Security Issues and Vulnerabilities // 23 views
5. Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities // 22 views
6. IBM Workplace Web Content Management Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities // 21 views
7. Fedora update for thunderbird // 21 views
8. Checkpoint VPN-1 Information Disclosure Vulnerability // 21 views
9. SemanticScuttle Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities // 20 views
10. BitDefender Antivirus PDF Processing Memory Corruption Vulnerability // 19 views