Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200502-22.
Solution
All wpa_supplicant users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
'>=net-wireless/wpa_supplicant-0.2.7'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200502-22 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81993
http://lists.shmoo.com/pipermail/hostap/2005-February/009465.html
Insight
wpa_supplicant contains a buffer overflow that could lead to a Denial of Service.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0470 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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