Gentoo update for asterisk
Secunia Advisory: SA20658
Release Date: 2006-06-15
Popularity: 4,961 views

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

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-2898


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

For more information:
SA20497

Solution:
Update to "net-misc/asterisk-1.0.11_p1" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-15.xml

Other References:
SA20497:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20497/


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