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[ GLSA 200701-26 ] KSirc: Denial of Service vulnerability
From: Raphael Marichez <falco () gentoo org>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:49:09 +0100
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200701-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: KSirc: Denial of Service vulnerability Date: January 29, 2007 Updated: January 30, 2007 Bugs: #159658 ID: 200701-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== KSirc is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack. Background ========== KSirc is the default KDE IRC client. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 kde-base/ksirc < 3.5.5-r1 >= 3.5.5-r1 Description =========== KSirc fails to check the size of an incoming PRIVMSG string sent from an IRC server during the connection process. Impact ====== A malicious IRC server could send a long PRIVMSG string to the KSirc client causing an assertion failure and the dereferencing of a null pointer, resulting in a crash. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All KSirc users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/ksirc-3.5.5-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-6811 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6811 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-26.xml Concerns? ========= 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 ======= Copyright 2007 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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