Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200503-23.
Solution
All rxvt-unicode users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-terms/rxvt-unicode-5.3'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200503-23 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84680
Insight
rxvt-unicode is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0764 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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