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://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286371 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=286372 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/01bb84e2-bd88-11d9-a281-02e018374e71.html
Insight
The following package is affected: ja-groff
CVE-2004-1296
The (1) eqn2graph and (2) pic2graph scripts in groff 1.18.1 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-1296 -
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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