Summary
The remote host is missing an update to samba
announced via advisory DSA 2175-1.
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 3.2.5-4lenny14.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 3.5.6~dfsg-3squeeze2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your samba packages.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202175-1
Insight
Volker Lendecke discovered that missing range checks in Samba's file descriptor handling could lead to memory corruption, resulting in denial of service.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-0719 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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