Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200504-09.
Solution
All Axel users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/axel-1.0b'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200504-09 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=88264
Insight
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in Axel which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0390 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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