Summary
The remote host is missing an update as announced
via advisory SSA:2005-210-01.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SSA:2005-210-01
Insight
New tcpip packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issues with the telnet client. Overflows in the telnet client may lead to the execution of arbitrary code as the telnet user if the user connects to a malicious telnet server.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0468, CVE-2005-0469 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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