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-104-1 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/5f003a08-ba3c-11d9-837d-000e0c2e438a.html
Insight
The following package is affected: sharutils
CVE-2005-0990
unshar (unshar.c) in sharutils 4.2.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the unsh.X temporary file.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0990 -
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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