Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200907-16.
Solution
All Python 2.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/python-2.5.4-r2'
All Python 2.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/python-2.4.6'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200907-16 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=246991
Insight
Multiple integer overflows in Python have an unspecified impact.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-5031 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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