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.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-210-1 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/ae9fb0d7-c4dc-11da-b2fb-000e0c2e438a.html
Insight
The following package is affected: netpbm
CVE-2005-2978
pnmtopng in netpbm before 10.25, when using the -trans option, uses uninitialized size and index variables when converting Portable Anymap (PNM) images to Portable Network Graphics (PNG), which might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the stack.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-2978 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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