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TITLE:
Red Hat update for ncompress

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21880

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21880/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium
http://secunia.com/product/1326/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
http://secunia.com/product/2536/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
http://secunia.com/product/1044/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
http://secunia.com/product/2535/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
http://secunia.com/product/1306/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
http://secunia.com/product/2534/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
http://secunia.com/product/48/

DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for ncompress. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA21427

SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0663.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA21427:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21427/

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