Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libfishsound announced via advisory DSA 1584-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201584-1
Insight
It was discovered that libfishsound, a simple programming interface that wraps Xiph.Org audio codecs, didn't correctly handle negative values in a particular header field. This could allow malicious files to execute arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.7.0-2etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.7.0-2.2.
We recommend that you upgrade your libfishsound package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-1686 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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