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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200404-11 (dev-libs/pwlib)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Gentoo Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

10.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

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Summary

The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200404-11.

Insight

Insight

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in pwlib that may lead to a remote denial of service or buffer overflow attack.

Solution

Solution

All pwlib users are advised to upgrade to version 1.5.2-r3 or later: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=dev-libs/pwlib-1.5.2-r3' # emerge '>=dev-libs/pwlib-1.5.2-r3' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200404-11 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45846 http://www.uniras.gov.uk/vuls/2004/006489/h323.htm

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