Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201206-30.
Solution
All sendmail users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-mta/sendmail-8.14.4'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20201206-30 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=299120
Insight
An error in the hostname matching in sendmail might enable remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-4565 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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