Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200510-18.
Solution
All Netpbm users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/netpbm-10.29'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200510-18 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109705
Insight
The pnmtopng utility, part of the Netpbm tools, contains a vulnerability which can potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-2978 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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