Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200412-11.
Solution
All Cscope users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-util/cscope-15.5-r2'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200412-11 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71595
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/381443
Insight
Cscope is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0996 -
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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