The remote host is missing an update to tcpdump announced via advisory DSA 1272-1. Moritz Jodeit discovered an off-by-one buffer overflow in tcpdump, a powerful tool for network monitoring and data acquisition, which allows denial of service.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.8.3-5sarge2. For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 3.9.5-2. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 3.9.5-2. We recommend that you upgrade your tcpdump package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201272-1