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VPR Score: 7.4
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201710-28 (Jython: Arbitrary code execution)
It was found that Jython is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution by sending a serialized function to the deserializer.
Impact :
Remote execution of arbitrary code by enticing a user to execute malicious code.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Jython users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/jython-2.7.0-r2'