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://milw0rm.com/exploits/7183
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/58997463-e012-11dd-a765-0030843d3802.html
Insight
The following package is affected: verlihub
CVE-2008-5705
The cTrigger::DoIt function in src/ctrigger.cpp in the trigger mechanism in the daemon in Verlihub 0.9.8d-RC2 and earlier, when user triggers are enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an argument.
CVE-2008-5706
The cTrigger::DoIt function in src/ctrigger.cpp in the trigger mechanism in the daemon in Verlihub 0.9.8d-RC2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/trigger.tmp temporary file.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-5705, CVE-2008-5706 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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