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Fedora update for tk and perl-Tk
Secunia Advisory:	SA28807	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2008-02-08
Popularity:	3,737 views

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

OS:	Fedora 7 Fedora 8

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CVE reference:	CVE-2008-0553

Description: Fedora has issued an update for tk and perl-Tk. This fixes a vulnerability, which can potentially be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. For more information: SA28784 Solution: Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update tk perl-Tk"). Original Advisory: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedor...-announce/2008-February/msg00132.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedor...-announce/2008-February/msg00193.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedor...-announce/2008-February/msg00205.html https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedor...-announce/2008-February/msg00115.html Other References: SA28784: http://secunia.com/advisories/28784/

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