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From: Robert Buchholz <rbu@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] ERRATA: [ GLSA 200709-07 ] Eggdrop: Buffer overflow
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:23:31
Message-Id: 200801082305.52727.rbu@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory [ERRATA UPDATE]        GLSA 200709-07:02
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7   Severity: Normal
8      Title: Eggdrop: Buffer overflow
9       Date: September 15, 2007
10    Updated: September 26, 2007
11       Bugs: #179354
12         ID: 200709-07:02
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16 Errata
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19 The unaffected ebuild, as reported in the original version of this
20 Security Advisory, did not properly address all vulnerabilities.
21 All Eggdrop users should upgrade to net-irc/eggdrop-1.6.18-r3.
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24 The corrected sections appear below.
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26 Affected packages
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29     -------------------------------------------------------------------
30      Package          /   Vulnerable   /                    Unaffected
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32   1  net-irc/eggdrop      < 1.6.18-r3                     >= 1.6.18-r3
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34 Resolution
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37 All Eggdrop users should upgrade to the latest version:
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39     # emerge --sync
40     # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/eggdrop-1.6.18-r3"
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42 Availability
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45 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
46 the Gentoo Security Website:
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48   http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-07.xml
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50 Concerns?
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53 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
54 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
55 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
56 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
57 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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59 License
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62 Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
63 belongs to its owner(s).
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65 The contents of this document are licensed under the
66 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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68 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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