Summary
The remote host is missing an update to tk8.3
announced via advisory DSA 1490-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201490-1
Insight
It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the GIF image parsing code of Tk, a cross-platform graphical toolkit, could lead to denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 8.3.5-6etch2.
For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 8.3.5-4sarge1.
We recommend that you upgrade your tk8.3 packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-0553 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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