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Subject: CVS commit: [pkgsrc-2008Q1] pkgsrc/net/snort
From: Tyler R. Retzlaff
Date: 2008-05-26 09:50:33
Message id: 20080526075033.7E740175D0@cvs.netbsd.org
Log Message:
pullup ticket #2398 - requested by adrianp
snort: update for fixes & security vulnerability
revisions pulled up:
- pkgsrc/net/snort/Makefile 1.37
- pkgsrc/net/snort/PLIST 1.27
- pkgsrc/net/snort/distinfo 1.43
Module Name: pkgsrc
Committed By: adrianp
Date: Sun May 25 23:49:07 UTC 2008
Modified Files:
pkgsrc/net/snort: Makefile PLIST distinfo
Log Message:
Update to 2.8.1
Includes fix for CVE-2008-1804
[*] New Additions
* Target-Based support to allow rules to use an attribute table
describing services running on various hosts on the network.
Eliminates reliance on port-based rules.
* Support for GRE encapsulation for both IPv4 & IPv6.
* Support for IP over IP tunneling for both IPv4 & IPv6.
* SSL preprocessor to allow ability to not inspect encrypted traffic.
* Ability to read mulitple PCAPs from the command line.
* Support for new CVS rule detection options.
[*] Improvements
* Update to HTTP Inspect to identify overly long HTTP header fields.
* Updates to IPv6 support, including changes to avoid namespace
conflicts for certain Operating systems.
* Updates to address issues seen on various Sparc platforms.
* Stricter enforcement of shared object versions to avoid API
conflicts.
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