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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.24017
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Unmaintained Gentoo packages
Summary:The remote Gentoo system contains several packages or versions; which have been marked as obsolete and have been removed from the portage tree.;; These versions are therefore unmaintained, which means that if any security flaw is found in them,; no patch will be made available.;; In addition to this, these packages might break after a library upgrade and it will be impossible to recompile them.
Description:Summary:
The remote Gentoo system contains several packages or versions
which have been marked as obsolete and have been removed from the portage tree.

These versions are therefore unmaintained, which means that if any security flaw is found in them,
no patch will be made available.

In addition to this, these packages might break after a library upgrade and it will be impossible to recompile them.

Solution:
Remove or upgrade those packages.

CVSS Score:
6.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CopyrightCopyright (C) 2008 Michel Arboi

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