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.sudo.ws/sudo/alerts/sudoedit.html
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/a268ef4a-0b35-11d9-8a8a-000c41e2cdad.html
Insight
The following package is affected: sudo
The installed version of sudo has a vulnerability
with the 'sudoedit' function that allows an attacker to gain access to files to which they normally would not have access.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-1689 -
CVSS Base Score: 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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