Summary
The remote host is missing an update to kdebase
announced via advisory DSA 1156-1.
Ludwig Nussel discovered that kdm, the X display manager for KDE, handles access to the session type configuration file insecurely, which may lead to the disclosure of arbitrary files through a symlink attack.
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.3.2-1sarge3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 3.5.2-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your kdm package.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201156-1
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2006-2449 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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