Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200510-05.
Solution
All Ruby users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.3'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200510-05 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=106996
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/20051003.html
Insight
Ruby is vulnerable to a security bypass of the safe level mechanism.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-2337 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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