Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201210-01.
Solution
All w3m users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/w3m-0.5.2-r4'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20201210-01 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=325431
Insight
An error in the hostname matching of w3m might enable remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-2074 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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