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://weechat.org/security/
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?37704
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/e02c572f-2af0-11e2-bb44-003067b2972c.html
Insight
The following packages are affected:
weechat
weechat-devel
CVE-2012-5854
Heap-based buffer overflow in WeeChat 0.3.6 through 0.3.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted IRC colors that are not properly decoded.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-5854 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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