Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200903-11.
Solution
All PyCrypto users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-python/pycrypto-2.0.1-r8'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200903-11 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=258049
Insight
A buffer overflow in PyCrypto might lead to the execution of arbitrary code when decrypting using ARC2.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-0544 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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