Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200408-04 (PuTTY)

Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200408-04.
Solution
All PuTTY users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-misc/putty-0.55' # emerge '>=net-misc/putty-0.55' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200408-04 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59383 http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=417&idxseccion=10 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html
Insight
PuTTY contains a vulnerability allowing a SSH server to execute arbitrary code on the connecting client.