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://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/cf0fb426-3f96-11d8-b096-0020ed76ef5a.html
Insight
The following package is affected: proftpd
CVE-2003-0831
ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2 does not properly translate newline characters when transferring files in ASCII mode, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow using certain files.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2003-0831 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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