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Gentoo update for krb5
Secunia Advisory: SA29516
Release Date: 2008-03-25
Popularity: 2,228 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-5901
CVE-2007-5971
CVE-2008-0062
CVE-2008-0063
CVE-2008-0947


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for krb5. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA29428

Solution:
Update to "app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.6.3-r1" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-31.xml

Other References:
SA29428:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29428/


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