The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200607-09.

All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/wireshark-0.99.2' All Ethereal users should migrate to Wireshark: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --unmerge net-analyzer/ethereal # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/wireshark-0.99.2' To keep the [saved] configuration from Ethereal and reuse it with Wireshark: # mv ~/.ethereal ~/.wireshark http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200607-09 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140856 http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-01.html

Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) is vulnerable to several security issues, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code by a remote attacker.