Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200611-16.
Solution
All Texinfo users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-apps/texinfo-4.8-r5'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200611-16 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154316
Insight
Texinfo is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2006-4810 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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