Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200502-20.
Solution
All Emacs users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-editors/emacs-21.4'
All XEmacs users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-editors/xemacs-21.4.15-r3'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200502-20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79686
Insight
The movemail utility shipped with Emacs and XEmacs contains several format string vulnerabilities, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0100 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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