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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200603-15 (crypt-cbc)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
2.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 200603-15.
Insight
Insight
Crypt::CBC uses an insecure initialization vector, potentially resulting in a weaker encryption.
Solution
Solution
All Crypt::CBC users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-perl/crypt-cbc-2.17' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200603-15 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=126048