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TITLE:
Gentoo update for bitlbee

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31991

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31991/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Hijacking, Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Gentoo Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/339/

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for bitlbee. This fixes some security
issues, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain
security restrictions and hijack accounts.

For more information:
SA31633

SOLUTION:
Update to "net-im/bitlbee-1.2.3" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200809-14.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA31633:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31633/

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