Summary
The remote host is missing an update to dbus
announced via advisory DSA 1658-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201658-1
Insight
Colin Walters discovered that the dbus_signature_validate function in dbus, a simple interprocess messaging system, is prone to a denial of service attack.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.2-1+etch2.
For the testing distribution (lenny) and unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your dbus package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-3834 -
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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