Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201001-01.
Solution
All NTP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/ntp-4.2.4_p7-r1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20201001-01 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290881
Insight
A Denial of Service condition in ntpd can cause excessive CPU or bandwidth consumption.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-3563 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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