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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200812-02 (enscript)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 200812-02.
Insight
Insight
Two buffer overflows in enscript might lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
All enscript users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/enscript-1.6.4-r4' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200812-02 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=243228