Summary
The remote host is missing an update to xchat
announced via advisory DSA 493-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20493-1
Insight
A buffer overflow has been discovered in the Socks-5 proxy code of XChat, an IRC client for X similar to AmIRC. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the users' machine.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.9-0woody3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.8-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your xchat and related packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0409 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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