Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory FreeBSD-SA-07:06.tcpdump.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-07:06.tcpdump.asc
Insight
Tcpdump is a commonly used network diagnostic utility which decodes packets received on the wire into human readable format.
An un-checked return value in the BGP dissector code can result in an integer overflow. This value is used in subsequent buffer management operations, resulting in a stack based buffer overflow under certain circumstances.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-3798 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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