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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="200805-08">
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<title>InspIRCd: Denial of Service</title>
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<synopsis>
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A buffer overflow in InspIRCd allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of
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Service.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">inspircd</product>
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<announced>May 09, 2008</announced>
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<revised>May 09, 2008: 01</revised>
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<bug>215704</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="net-irc/inspircd" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">1.1.19</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">1.1.19</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>
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InspIRCd (Inspire IRCd) is a modular C++ IRC daemon.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>
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The "namesx" and "uhnames" modules do not properly validate network
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input, leading to a buffer overflow.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>
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A remote attacker can send specially crafted IRC commands to the
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server, causing a Denial of Service.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>
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Unload the "uhnames" module in the InspIRCd configuration.
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</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>
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All InspIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/inspircd-1.1.19"</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1925">CVE-2008-1925</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 06 May 2008 14:50:35 +0000">
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rbu
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 06 May 2008 19:30:15 +0000">
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rbu
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 06 May 2008 19:30:22 +0000">
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rbu
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</metadata>
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</glsa>
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