Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200507-19.
Solution
All zlib users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-libs/zlib-1.2.3'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200507-19 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99751
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-07/0489.html
Insight
zlib is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which could potentially lead to execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-1849 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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