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.courtesan.com/sudo/alerts/bash_env.html http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/1b725079-9ef6-11da-b410-000e0c2e438a.html
Insight
The following package is affected: sudo
CVE-2005-2959
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in sudo 1.6.8 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) SHELLOPTS and (2) PS4 environment variables before executing a bash script on behalf of another user, which are not cleared even though other variables are.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-2959 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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