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TITLE:
FreeBSD update for gzip

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22002

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22002/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
FreeBSD 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/139/
FreeBSD 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/1132/
FreeBSD 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/6778/

DESCRIPTION:
FreeBSD has issued an update for gzip. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause
a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable
system.

For more information:
SA21996

SOLUTION:
Update FreeBSD or apply patch.

Fixed versions:
2006-09-19 14:02:30 UTC (RELENG_6, 6.2-PRERELEASE)
2006-09-19 14:03:26 UTC (RELENG_6_1, 6.1-RELEASE-p7)
2006-09-19 14:04:13 UTC (RELENG_6_0, 6.0-RELEASE-p12)
2006-09-19 14:06:21 UTC (RELENG_5, 5.5-STABLE)
2006-09-19 14:07:13 UTC (RELENG_5_5, 5.5-RELEASE-p5)
2006-09-19 14:08:10 UTC (RELENG_5_4, 5.4-RELEASE-p19)
2006-09-19 14:09:09 UTC (RELENG_5_3, 5.3-RELEASE-p34)
2006-09-19 14:11:35 UTC (RELENG_4, 4.11-STABLE)
2006-09-19 14:13:53 UTC (RELENG_4_11, 4.11-RELEASE-p22)

Patch for FreeBSD 4.11, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.0, and 6.1:
http://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/SA-06:21/gzip.patch

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:21.gzip.asc

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA21996:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21996/

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