Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory FreeBSD-SA-05:05.cvs.asc
Solution
Upgrade your system to the appropriate stable release or security branch dated after the correction date
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FreeBSD-SA-05:05.cvs.asc
Insight
The Concurrent Versions System (CVS) is a version control system. It may be used to access a repository locally, or to access a `remote repository' using a number of different methods. When accessing a remote repository, the target machine runs the CVS server to fulfill client requests.
Multiple programming errors were found in CVS. In one case, variable length strings are copied into a fixed length buffer without adequate checks being made
other errors include NULL pointer dereferences,
possible use of uninitialized variables, and memory leaks.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0753 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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