Summary
The remote host is missing an update to tkdiff
announced via advisory DSA 927-2.
The last update of tkdiff contained a programming error which is fixed by this version. For completeness we're adding the original advisory text:
Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena from the Debian Security Audit project discovered that tkdiff, a graphical side by side diff utility, creates temporary files in an insecure fashion.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 3.08-3woody1.
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.2-1sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.2-4.
We recommend that you upgrade your tkdiff package.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20927-2
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-3343 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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