Red Hat update for pcre
Secunia Advisory: SA27776
Release Date: 2007-11-30
Popularity: 4,700 views

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

OS:RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-7228
CVE-2007-1660


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for pcre. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise an application using the library.

For more information:
SA27543
SA27582

Solution:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1063.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1065.html

Other References:
SA27543:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27543/

SA27582:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27582/


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