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Gentoo update for snort
Secunia Advisory: SA24164
Release Date: 2007-02-14
Popularity: 5,331 views

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

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-6931


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for snort. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA23716

Solution:
Update to "net-analyzer/snort-2.6.1.2".

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-03.xml

Other References:
SA23716:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23716/


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