Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200502-10.
Solution
All pdftohtml users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/pdftohtml-0.36-r3'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200502-10 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=78629
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-28.xml
Insight
pdftohtml includes vulnerable Xpdf code to handle PDF files, making it vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code upon converting a malicious PDF file.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0064 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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