Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200410-29.
Solution
All PuTTY users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/putty-0.56'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200410-29 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69123
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=155 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html
Insight
PuTTY contains a vulnerability allowing an SSH server to execute arbitrary code on the connecting client.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-1008 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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