Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200710-17.
Solution
All Balsa users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-client/balsa-2.3.20'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200710-17 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=193179
Insight
Balsa is vulnerable to a buffer overflow allowing for the user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-5007 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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