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TITLE:
Gentoo update for openssl

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46342

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-10-15

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DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for openssl. This fixes multiple
vulnerabilities, where one has unknown impacts and others can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive
information, bypass certain security restrictions, manipulate certain
data, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), conduct spoofing attacks, and
compromise an application using the library.

For more information:
SA37291
SA38200
SA38807
SA40024
SA40906
SA42243
SA42473
SA42469
SA43227
SA45781

SOLUTION:
Update to version "dev-libs/openssl-1.0.0e" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
GLSA 201110-01:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-01.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
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EXPLOIT:
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