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TITLE:
Gentoo update for denyhosts

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27254

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27254/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

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

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for denyhosts. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA23236

SOLUTION:
Update to:
"app-admin/denyhosts-2.6-r1" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-14.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA23236:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23236/

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