Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200503-20.
Solution
All curl users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/curl-7.13.1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200503-20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82534
Insight
curl is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0490 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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