Summary
The remote host is missing an update to nagios-plugins announced via advisory DSA 1495-2.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201495-2
Insight
A problem with the build system of the nagios-plugins package from old stable (Sarge) lead to check_procs not being included for the i386 architecture. This update fixes this regression. For reference the original advisory text below:
Several local/remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in two of the plugins for the Nagios network monitoring and management system.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2007-5198
A buffer overflow has been discovered in the parser for HTTP Location headers (present in the check_http module).
CVE-2007-5623
A buffer overflow has been discovered in the check_snmp module.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.5-1etch1.
For the old stable distribution (sarge), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4-6sarge2.
We recommend that you upgrade your nagios-plugins package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-5198, CVE-2007-5623 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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