Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200406-21.
Solution
mit-krb5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv '>=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.3.3-r1'
# emerge '>=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.3.3-r1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200406-21 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52744
http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2004-001-an_to_ln.txt
Insight
mit-krb5 contains multiple buffer overflows in the function krb5_aname_to_localname(). This could potentially lead to a complete remote system compromise.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0523 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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