Gentoo update for peercast
Secunia Advisory: SA31182
Release Date: 2008-07-22
Popularity: 1,160 views

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

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-2040


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

For more information:
SA29962

Solution:
Update to "media-sound/peercast-0.1218-r1" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-11.xml

Other References:
SA29962:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29962/


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