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ERRATA: [ GLSA 200709-07 ] Eggdrop: Buffer overflow



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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory [ERRATA UPDATE]        GLSA 200709-07:02
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Eggdrop: Buffer overflow
      Date: September 15, 2007
   Updated: September 26, 2007
      Bugs: #179354
        ID: 200709-07:02

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Errata
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The unaffected ebuild, as reported in the original version of this 
Security Advisory, did not properly address all vulnerabilities.
All Eggdrop users should upgrade to net-irc/eggdrop-1.6.18-r3.


The corrected sections appear below.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package          /   Vulnerable   /                    Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  net-irc/eggdrop      < 1.6.18-r3                     >= 1.6.18-r3

Resolution
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All Eggdrop users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/eggdrop-1.6.18-r3"

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-07.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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