Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200707-04.
Solution
All users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-libs/glibc-2.5-r4'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200707-04 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183844
Insight
An integer overflow in the dynamic loader, ld.so, could result in the execution of arbitrary code with escalated privileges.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-3508 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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