Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200612-09.
Solution
All MadWifi users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-wireless/madwifi-ng-0.9.2.1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200612-09 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157449
Insight
MadWifi is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could potentially lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2006-6332 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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