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://xchat.org/files/source/2.0/patches/xc208-fixsocks5.diff http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xchat-announce&m=108114935507357 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/8338a20f-9573-11d8-9366-0020ed76ef5a.html
Insight
The following package is affected: xchat2
CVE-2004-0409
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Socks-5 proxy code for XChat 1.8.0 to 2.0.8, with socks5 traversal enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0409 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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