Summary
The remote host is missing an update to wmtv
announced via advisory DSA 108-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20108-1
Insight
Nicolas Boullis found some security problems in the wmtv package (a dockable video4linux TV player for windowmaker) which is distributed in Debian GNU/Linux 2.2. With the current version of wmtv, the configuration file is written back as the superuser, and without any further checks. A mailicious user might use that to damage important files
This problem has been fixed in version 0.6.5-2potato2 for the stable distribution by dropping privileges as soon as possible and only regaining them where required. In the current testing/unstable distribution this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.5-9 and above by not requiring privileges anymore. Both contain fixes for two potential buffer overflows as well.
We recommend that you upgrade your wmtv packages immediately.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2002-0247, CVE-2002-0248 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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