Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200511-03.
Solution
All giflib users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/giflib-4.1.4'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200511-03 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109997
Insight
giflib may dereference NULL or write out of bounds when processing malformed images, potentially resulting in Denial of Service or arbitrary code execution.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-2974, CVE-2005-3350 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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