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.
Insight
The following packages are affected:
zh-emacs
emacs
xemacs
xemacs-mule
zh-xemacs
zh-xemacs-mule
xemacs-devel
xemacs-devel-21.5
xemacs-devel-mule
mule-common
hanemacs
CVE-2005-0100
Format string vulnerability in the movemail utility in (1) Emacs 20.x, 21.3, and possibly other versions, and (2) XEmacs 21.4 and earlier, allows remote malicious POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0100 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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