FrSIRT - Mandriva Security Update Fixes Boost Denial of Service Vulnerabilities / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Mandriva Security Update Fixes Boost Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Title : Mandriva Security Update Fixes Boost Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0381
CVE ID : CVE-2008-0171 - CVE-2008-0172
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-02-04

Advisory Details

Description

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Technical Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been idenitified in Mandriva, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. These issues are caused by errors in Boost. For additional information, see : FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0249

ChangeLog

2008-02-04 : Initial release

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