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Gentoo update for cacti
Secunia Advisory: SA23917
Release Date: 2007-01-26
Popularity: 5,841 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-6799


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for cacti. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, manipulate data and compromise vulnerable systems.

For more information:
SA23528

Solution:
Update to "net-analyzer/cacti-0.8.6i-r1" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-23.xml

Other References:
SA23528:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23528/


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