Summary
The remote host is missing an update to typespeed
announced via advisory DSA 1084-1.
Niko Tyni discovered a buffer overflow in the processing of network data in typespeed, a game for testing and improving typing speed, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.1-2.4.
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.4-8sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.4-10.
We recommend that you upgrade your typespeed packages.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201084-1
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2006-1515 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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