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.xfce.org/documentation/changelogs/4.4.2 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-06.xml http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/024edd06-c933-11dc-810c-0016179b2dd5.html
Insight
The following packages are affected:
xfce4-panel
libxfce4gui
CVE-2007-6531
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Panel (xfce4-panel) component in Xfce before 4.4.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Launcher tooltips. NOTE: a second buffer overflow (over-read) in the xfce_mkdirhier function was also reported, but it might not be exploitable for a crash or code execution, so it is not a vulnerability.
CVE-2007-6532
Double-free vulnerability in the Widget Library (libxfcegui4) in Xfce before 4.4.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to the 'cliend id, program name and working directory in session management.'
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-6531, CVE-2007-6532 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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