The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.

Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/release.html#RELEASE-8-1-3 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/0b2b4b4d-a07c-11da-be0a-000c6ec775d9.html

The following package is affected: postgresql-server CVE-2006-0553 PostgreSQL 8.1.0 through 8.1.2 allows authenticated database users to gain additional privileges via 'knowledge of the backend protocol' using a crafted SET ROLE to other database users, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0678.