Summary
The remote host is missing an update to man2html
announced via advisory DSA 035-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20035-1
Insight
It has been reported that one can tweak man2html remotely into consuming all available memory. This has been fixed by Nicolás Lichtmaier with help of Stephan Kulow.
We recommend you upgrade your man2html package immediately.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2001-0457 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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