Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201208-05.
Solution
All users of the Perl Config-IniFiles module should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-perl/Config-IniFiles-2.710.0'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20201208-05 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=414485
Insight
An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in the Perl Config-IniFiles module, possibly allowing symlink attacks.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-2451 -
CVSS Base Score: 3.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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