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.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v2.html http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v5.html http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw-credentials-dis.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/2 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/0e1e3789-d87f-11dd-8ecd-00163e000016.html
Insight
The following packages are affected:
vim
vim-lite
vim-gtk2
vim-gnome
CVE-2008-3076
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Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-3076 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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