Gentoo update for libpcre and glib - Advisories

Gentoo update for libpcre and glib

Secunia Advisory:	SA29282
Release Date:	2008-03-18

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

OS:	Gentoo Linux 1.x


CVE reference:	CVE-2008-0674 (Secunia mirror)

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Description: Gentoo has issued an update for libpcre and glib. This fixes a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise an application using the library. For more information: SA28923 SA28985 Solution: PCRE users: Update to "dev-libs/libpcre-7.6-r1" or later. GLib users: Update to "dev-libs/glib-2.14.6" or later. Original Advisory: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-24.xml Other References: SA28923: http://secunia.com/advisories/28923/ SA28985: http://secunia.com/advisories/28985/



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