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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200505-19 (gxine)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 200505-19.
Insight
Insight
A format string vulnerability in gxine could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
All gxine users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose media-video/gxine http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200505-19 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93532 http://www.0xbadexworm.org/adv/gxinefmt.txt