Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200809-06.
Solution
All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/vlc-0.8.6i-r2'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200809-06 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235238
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235589
Insight
Two vulnerabilities in VLC may lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-3732, CVE-2008-3794 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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