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Gentoo: GLSA-200909-19 Normal Severity: Dnsmasq Remote Execution Risk

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Several security flaws in Dnsmasq may result in remote code execution or service disruption. Ensure you update to protect your environment.
Multiple vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq might result in the remote execution of arbitrary code, or a Denial of Service.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200909-19 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Dnsmasq: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: September 20, 2009 Bugs: #282653 ID: 200909-19

Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities in Dnsmasq might result in the remote execution of arbitrary code, or a Denial of Service.
Background ========= Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server. It includes support for Trivial FTP (TFTP).
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-dns/dnsmasq < 2.5.0 >= 2.5.0
========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in the TFTP functionality included in Dnsmasq:
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