Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200801-11.
Solution
All CherryPy 2.2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-python/cherrypy-2.2.1-r2'
All CherryPy 3.0 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-python/cherrypy-3.0.2-r1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200801-11 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204829
Insight
CherryPy is vulnerable to a directory traversal that could allow attackers to read and write arbitrary files.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-0252 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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