Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200410-24.
Solution
All MIT krb5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv '>=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.3.4-r1'
# emerge '>=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.3.4-r1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200410-24 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66359
Insight
The send-pr.sh script, included in the mit-krb5 package, is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files with the rights of the user running the utility.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0971 -
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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