Summary
The remote host is missing an update to ekg
announced via advisory DSA 1664-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201664-1
Insight
It was discovered that ekg, a console Gadu Gadu client performs insufficient input sanitising in the code to parse contact descriptions, which may result in denial of service.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.7~rc2-1etch2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) and the upcoming stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.8~rc1-2 of libgadu.
We recommend that you upgrade your ekg package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-4776 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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