Summary
The remote host is missing an update to python-pam announced via advisory DSA 2430-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202430-1
Insight
Markus Vervier discovered a double free in the Python interface to the PAM library, which could lead to denial of service.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.2-12.2+squeeze1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.2-13.
We recommend that you upgrade your python-pam packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-1502 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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