Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libgtop2
announced via advisory DSA 1255-1.
Liu Qishuai discovered that the GNOME gtop library performs insufficient sanitising when parsing the system's /proc table, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.0-4sarge1.
For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 2.14.4-3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.14.4-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your libgtop2 packages.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201255-1
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-0235 -
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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