The remote host is missing an update to mimetex announced via advisory USN-844-1.

The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: mimetex 1.50-1ubuntu0.8.04.1 Ubuntu 8.10: mimetex 1.50-1ubuntu0.8.10.1 Ubuntu 9.04: mimetex 1.50-1ubuntu0.9.04.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-844-1

Chris Evans discovered that mimeTeX incorrectly handled certain long tags. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted mimeTeX expression and cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-1382) Chris Evans discovered that mimeTeX contained certain directives that may be unsuitable for handling untrusted user input. This update fixed the issue by disabling the \input and \counter tags. (CVE-2009-2459)