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.
https://bugzilla.andrew.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/sasl/lib/common.c#rev1.104 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/92268205-1947-11d9-bc4a-000c41e2cdad.html
Insight
The following package is affected: cyrus-sasl
CVE-2004-0884
The (1) libsasl and (2) libsasl2 libraries in Cyrus-SASL 2.1.18 and earlier trust the SASL_PATH environment variable to find all available SASL plug-ins, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the SASL_PATH to point to malicious programs.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0884 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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