Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200411-17.
Solution
All mtink users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-print/mtink-1.0.5'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200411-17 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70310
Insight
mtink 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-2004-1110 -
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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