Summary
The remote host is missing an update to neon
announced via advisory DSA 487-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20487-1
Insight
Multiple format string vulnerabilities were discovered in neon, an HTTP and WebDAV client library. These vulnerabilities could potentially be exploited by a malicious WebDAV server to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process using libneon.
For the current stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 0.19.3-2woody3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 0.24.5-1.
We recommend that you update your neon package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0179 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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