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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200701-20 (centericq)
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 200701-20.
Insight
Insight
Centericq does not properly handle communications with the LiveJournal service, allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
Currently, Centericq is unmaintained. As such, Centericq has been masked in Portage until it is again maintained. # emerge --ask --verbose --unmerge 'net-im/centericq' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200701-20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160793