Summary
The remote host is missing an update to plib
announced via advisory DSA 2425-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202425-1
Insight
It was discovered that PLIB, a library used by TORCS, contains a buffer overflow in error message processing, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.5-5+squeeze1.
For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.5-5.1.
We recommend that you upgrade your plib packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-4620 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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