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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200404-15 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Low |
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Title: XChat 2.0.x SOCKS5 Vulnerability |
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Date: April 19, 2004 |
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Bugs: #46856 |
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ID: 200404-15 |
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Synopsis |
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XChat is vulnerable to a stack overflow that may allow a remote |
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attacker to run arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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XChat is a multiplatform IRC client. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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net-irc/xchat < 2.0.8-r1 >= 2.0.8-r1 |
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Description |
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The SOCKS 5 proxy code in XChat is vulnerable to a remote exploit. |
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Users would have to be using XChat through a SOCKS 5 server, enable |
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SOCKS 5 traversal which is disabled by default and also connect to an |
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attacker's custom proxy server. |
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Impact |
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This vulnerability may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code within |
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the context of the user ID of the XChat client. |
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Workaround |
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A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are |
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advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package. |
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Resolution |
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All XChat users should upgrade to the latest stable version: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=net-irc/xchat-2.0.8-r1" |
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# emerge ">=net-irc/xchat-2.0.8-r1" |
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Note that users of the gtk1 version of xchat (1.8.*) should upgrade to |
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xchat-1.8.11-r1: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv "=net-irc/xchat-1.8.11-r1" |
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# emerge "=net-irc/xchat-1.8.11-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] http://mail.nl.linux.org/xchat-announce/2004-04/msg00000.html |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-15.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 |
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