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TITLE:
FreeBSD update for openssl

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27012

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27012/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
FreeBSD 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/139/
FreeBSD 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/1132/
FreeBSD 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/6778/

DESCRIPTION:
FreeBSD has issued an update for openssl. This fixes a vulnerability,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
vulnerable system.

For more information see vulnerability #3 in:
SA22130

SOLUTION:
Update FreeBSD or apply patch.

Fixed versions:
2007-10-03 21:39:43 UTC (RELENG_6, 6.2-STABLE)
2007-10-03 21:40:35 UTC (RELENG_6_2, 6.2-RELEASE-p8)
2007-10-03 21:41:22 UTC (RELENG_6_1, 6.1-RELEASE-p20)
2007-10-03 21:42:00 UTC (RELENG_5, 5.5-STABLE)
2007-10-03 21:42:32 UTC (RELENG_5_5, 5.5-RELEASE-p16)

Patch for FreeBSD 5.5, 6.1 and 6.2:
http://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/SA-07:08/openssl.patch
http://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/SA-07:08/openssl.patch.asc

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:08.openssl.asc

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA22130:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130/

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