Summary
The remote host is missing an update as announced
via advisory SSA:2004-305-01.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SSA:2004-305-01
Insight
New apache packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Apache has been upgraded to version 1.3.33 which fixes a buffer overflow which may allow local users to execute arbitrary code as the apache user.
The mod_ssl package has also been upgraded to version 2.8.22_1.3.33.
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-2004-0940
Severity
Classification
-
CVE CVE-2004-0492, CVE-2004-0940 -
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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