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Gentoo update for vlc
Secunia Advisory: SA23910
Release Date: 2007-01-26
Popularity: 6,056 views

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

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-0017


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

For more information:
SA23592

Solution:
Update to "media-video/vlc-0.8.6-r1" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-24.xml

Other References:
SA23592:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23592/


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