Summary
The remote host is missing an update to wordnet
announced via advisory DSA 1634-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201634-1
Insight
Rob Holland discovered several programming errors in WordNet, an electronic lexical database of the English language. These flaws could allow arbitrary code execution when used with untrusted input, for example when WordNet is in use as a back end for a web application.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:2.1-4+etch1.
For the testing distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 1:3.0-11+lenny1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your wordnet package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-2149 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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