Summary
The remote host is missing an update to eggdrop
announced via advisory DSA 1448-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201448-1
Insight
It was discovered that eggdrop, an advanced IRC robot, was vulnerable to a buffer overflow which could result in a remote user executing arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.18-1etch1.
For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.17-3sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.18-1.1.
We recommend that you upgrade your eggdrop package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-2807 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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