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VPR Score: 6.5
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-201711-14 (IcedTea: Multiple vulnerabilities)
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in IcedTea. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Impact :
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or gain access to information.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All IcedTea binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/icedtea-bin-3.6.0'