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Gentoo update for squid
Secunia Advisory: SA28403
Release Date: 2008-01-10
Popularity: 2,810 views

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

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-6239


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

For more information:
SA27910

Solution:
Update to "net-proxy/squid-2.6.17" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-05.xml

Other References:
SA27910:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27910/


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