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"From 2007 to 2009 vulnerabilities in a typical end-user PC almost doubled from about 220 to 420."

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http://secunia.com/gfx/pdf/Secunia_Half_Year_Report_2010.pdf


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TITLE:
Red Hat update for avahi

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA40584

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/40584/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=40584

RELEASE DATE:
2010-07-17

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/40584/#comments

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http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
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DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for avahi. This fixes multiple
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause
a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA34083
SA40470

SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.

Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
RHSA-2010:0528-1:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0528.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
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EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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