66 lines
2.1 KiB
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66 lines
2.1 KiB
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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="200807-12">
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<title>BitchX: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
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<synopsis>
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Multiple vulnerabilities in BitchX may allow for the remote execution of
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arbitrary code or symlink attacks.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">bitchx</product>
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<announced>2008-07-21</announced>
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<revised count="01">2008-07-21</revised>
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<bug>190667</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="net-irc/bitchx" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<vulnerable range="le">1.1-r4</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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BitchX is an IRC client.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>
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bannedit reported a boundary error when handling overly long IRC MODE
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messages (CVE-2007-4584). Nico Golde reported an insecure creation of a
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temporary file within the e_hostname() function (CVE-2007-5839).
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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 could entice a user to connect to a malicious IRC
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server, resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the
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privileges of the user running the application. A local attacker could
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perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files on the local
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machine.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>
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There is no known workaround at this time.
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</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>
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Since BitchX is no longer maintained, we recommend that users unmerge
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the vulnerable package and switch to another IRC client:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --unmerge "net-irc/bitchx"</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4584">CVE-2007-4584</uri>
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<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5839">CVE-2007-5839</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-07-07T22:27:23Z">
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vorlon
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-07-07T22:27:35Z">
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vorlon
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</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-07-17T11:41:45Z">
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p-y
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</metadata>
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</glsa>
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