[ GLSA 200904-04 ] WeeChat: Denial of Service

[Tobias Heinlein <keytoaster () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200904-04
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: WeeChat: Denial of Service
      Date: April 04, 2009
      Bugs: #262997
        ID: 200904-04

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Synopsis
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A processing error in WeeChat might lead to a Denial of Service.

Background
==========

Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (WeeChat) is a light and extensible
console IRC client.

Affected packages
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     Package          /  Vulnerable  /                      Unaffected
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  1  net-irc/weechat      < 0.2.6.1                         >= 0.2.6.1

Description
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Sebastien Helleu reported an array out-of-bounds error in the colored
message handling.

Impact
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted PRIVMSG command,
possibly leading to a Denial of Service (application crash).

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All WeeChat users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/weechat-0.2.6.1"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2009-0661
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0661

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-04.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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