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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201210-01 (w3m)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 201210-01.
Insight
Insight
An error in the hostname matching of w3m might enable remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.
Solution
Solution
All w3m users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/w3m-0.5.2-r4'