Summary
The remote host is missing an update to xtrlock
announced via advisory DSA 649-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20649-1
Insight
A buffer overflow has been discovered in xtrlock, a minimal X display lock program which can be exploited by a malicious local attacker to crash the lock program and take over the desktop session.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0-6woody2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0-9.
We recommend that you upgrade your xtrlock package.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0079 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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