Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200612-21.
Solution
All Ruby users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/ruby-1.8.5_p2'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200612-21 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157048
Insight
The Ruby cgi.rb CGI library is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2006-6303 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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