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rPSA-2010-0013-1 gzip

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Subject:	rPSA-2010-0013-1 gzip
Date:	Sun - Mar 07, 2010 06:21 AM

rPath Security Advisory: 2010-0013-1
Published: 2010-03-07
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Local System User Non-deterministic Vulnerability
Updated Versions:
    gzip=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/1.3.5-4.1-1
    gzip=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.3.12-4.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3172

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2624
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0001

Description:
    This update addresses two vulnerabilities in gzip, either of which could 
    allow arbitrary code execution during decompression of a specially
    crafted gzip archive.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0013

Copyright 2010 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
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