Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200909-20.
Solution
All cURL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose =net-misc/curl-7.19.6
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200909-20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=281515
Insight
An error in the X.509 certificate handling of cURL might enable remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-2417 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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