Summary
The remote host is missing an update to linpopup
announced via advisory DSA 632-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20632-1
Insight
Stephen Dranger discovered a buffer overflow in linpopup, an X11 port of winpopup, running over Samba, that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code when displaying a maliciously crafted message.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.0-2woody1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.0-7.
We recommend that you upgrade your linpopup package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-1282 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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