Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200909-12.
Solution
All HTMLDOC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose =app-text/htmldoc-1.8.27-r1
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200909-12 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278186
Insight
Multiple insecure calls to the sscanf() function in HTMLDOC might result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-3050 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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