Summary
The remote host is missing an update to inspircd
announced via advisory DSA 2448-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202448-1
Insight
It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow in InspIRCd could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS query.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.22+dfsg-4+squeeze1.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.22+dfsg-4+wheezy1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.5-0.1.
We recommend that you upgrade your inspircd packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-1836 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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