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Gentoo update for pound
Secunia Advisory: SA20510
Release Date: 2006-06-08
Popularity: 4,187 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Cross Site Scripting
Manipulation of data
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-3751


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for pound. This fixes a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks.

For more information:
SA18367

Solution:
Update to version "www-servers/pound-2.0.5" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-05.xml

Other References:
SA18367:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18367/


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