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SSA-2005-189-01 zlib DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
SSA-2005-189-01 zlib DoS

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

New zlib packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, and -current
to fix a denial of service security issue. zlib 1.1.x is not affected.

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-2005-2096

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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