KVIrc: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in KVIrc, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. kvirc February 21, 2014 February 21, 2014: 1 326149 330111 remote 4.1_pre4693 4.1_pre4693

KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on Qt.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in KVIrc. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or overwrite arbitrary files.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All KVIrc users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/kvirc-4.1_pre4693"

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since July 29, 2010. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

CVE-2010-2451 CVE-2010-2452 CVE-2010-2785 craig pinkbyte