Summary
The remote host is missing an update to xfree86
announced via advisory DSA 723-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20723-1
Insight
A buffer overflow has been discovered in the Xpm library which is used in XFree86. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XPM image that could lead to the execution or arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4.1.0-16woody6
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed in version 4.3.0.dfsg.1-13, which is currently in preparation.
We recommend that you upgrade your xfree86 and associated packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0605 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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