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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200507-19 (zlib)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200507-19.
Insight
Insight
zlib is vulnerable to a buffer overflow which could potentially lead to execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
All zlib users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-libs/zlib-1.2.3' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200507-19 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99751 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-07/0489.html