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SSA-2006-209-01 Apache httpd

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
SSA-2006-209-01 Apache httpd

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

New Apache packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1,
10.2, and -current to fix a security issue with mod_rewrite.

More details about the issues may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3747

In addition, new mod_ssl packages for Apache 1.3.37 are available for
all of these versions of Slackware. This additional package does not
fix a security issue, but may be required on your system depending on
your Apache setup.

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Michel Arboi

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