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TITLE:
Gentoo update for mutt

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20854

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20854/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Gentoo Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/339/

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for mutt. 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:
SA20810

SOLUTION:
Update to version "mail-client/mutt-1.5.11-r2" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-27.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA20810:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20810/

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