Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200411-07.
Solution
All Proxytunnel users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/proxytunnel-1.2.3'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200411-07 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69379
http://proxytunnel.sourceforge.net/news.html
Insight
Proxytunnel is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability, potentially allowing a remote server to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the Proxytunnel process.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0992 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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