Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.
http://www.kyz.uklinux.net/cabextract.php#changes
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/61480a9a-22b2-11d9-814e-0001020eed82.html
Insight
The following package is affected: cabextract
CVE-2004-0916
Directory traversal vulnerability in cabextract before 1.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a cabinet file containing .. (dot dot) sequences in a filename.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0916 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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