Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200511-13 (sylpheed sylpheed-claws)

Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200511-13.
Solution
All Sylpheed users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-client/sylpheed-2.0.4' All Sylpheed-Claws users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-client/sylpheed-claws-1.0.5-r1' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200511-13 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=111853
Insight
Sylpheed and Sylpheed-Claws contain a buffer overflow vulnerability which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.