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TITLE:
Gentoo update for cscope

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20564

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20564/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

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

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for cscope. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise
a user's system.

For more information:
SA13237

SOLUTION:
Update to version "dev-util/cscope-15.5-r6" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-10.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA13237:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13237/

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