Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201202-09.
Solution
All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/libxml2-2.7.8-r4'
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20201202-09 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=398361
Insight
A boundary error in libxml2 could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-3919 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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