Slackware Advisory SSA:2006-178-02 gnupg DoS

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Summary
The remote host is missing an update as announced via advisory SSA:2006-178-02.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SSA:2006-178-02
Insight
New GnuPG packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and -current to fix security issues which could allow an attacker to crash gnupg and possibly overwrite memory which could lead to an integer overflow. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3082
Severity
Medium Severity
Classification
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