Summary
The remote host is missing an update to samba
announced via advisory DSA 1590-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201590-1
Insight
Alin Rad Pop discovered that Samba contained a buffer overflow condition when processing certain responses received while acting as a client, leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-1105).
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.24-6etch10.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.30-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your samba packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-1105 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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