CVS commit: [pkgsrc-2008Q1] pkgsrc/net/snort

["Tyler R. Retzlaff" <rtr%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Module Name:    pkgsrc
Committed By:   rtr
Date:           Mon May 26 07:50:33 UTC 2008

Modified Files:
        pkgsrc/net/snort [pkgsrc-2008Q1]: Makefile PLIST distinfo

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.


To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -r1.36 -r1.36.2.1 pkgsrc/net/snort/Makefile
cvs rdiff -r1.26 -r1.26.2.1 pkgsrc/net/snort/PLIST
cvs rdiff -r1.42 -r1.42.2.1 pkgsrc/net/snort/distinfo

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