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FreeBSD update for libarchive
Secunia Advisory: SA26062
Release Date: 2007-07-13
Popularity: 8,002 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:FreeBSD 5.x
FreeBSD 6.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-3641
CVE-2007-3644
CVE-2007-3645


Description:
FreeBSD has issued an update for libarchive. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise an application using the library.

For more information:
SA26050

Solution:
Update to:
2007-07-12 15:00:44 UTC (RELENG_6, 6.2-STABLE)
2007-07-12 15:01:14 UTC (RELENG_6_2, 6.2-RELEASE-p6)
2007-07-12 15:01:32 UTC (RELENG_6_1, 6.1-RELEASE-p18)
2007-07-12 15:01:42 UTC (RELENG_5, 5.5-STABLE)
2007-07-12 15:01:56 UTC (RELENG_5_5, 5.5-RELEASE-p14)

Or apply patch:
http://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/SA-07:05/libarchive.patch

Original Advisory:
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:05.libarchive.asc

Other References:
SA26050:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26050/


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