Summary
The remote host is missing an update as announced
via advisory SSA:2004-140-01.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SSA:2004-140-01
Insight
New cvs packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current to fix a buffer overflow vulnerability which could allow an attacker to run arbitrary programs on the CVS server. Sites running a CVS server should upgrade to the new CVS package right away.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0396
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0396 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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