Secunia Security Advisory - Mandriva has issued an update for perl. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a Denial of Service.
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TITLE:
Mandriva update for perl
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17952
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17952/
CRITICAL:
Not critical
IMPACT:
DoS
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Mandrakelinux 10.1
http://secunia.com/product/4198/
Mandrake Corporate Server 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/1222/
DESCRIPTION:
Mandriva has issued an update for perl. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a Denial of
Service.
For more information:
SA17802
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.
The original advisory is not currently available on the vendor's web
site. Users should contact the vendor to obtain a list of updated
packages.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA17802:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17802/
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