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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200801-13:02 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: ngIRCd: Denial of Service |
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Date: January 27, 2008 |
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Updated: January 27, 2008 |
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Bugs: #204834 |
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ID: 200801-13:02 |
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Synopsis |
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ngIRCd does not properly sanitize commands sent by users, allowing for |
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a Denial of Service. |
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Background |
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ngIRCd is a free open source daemon for Internet Relay Chat (IRC). |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-irc/ngircd < 0.10.4 >= 0.10.4 |
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Description |
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The IRC_PART() function in the file irc-channel.c does not properly |
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check the number of parameters, referencing an invalid pointer if no |
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channel is supplied. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to crash the ngIRCd |
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daemon. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All ngIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/ngircd-0.10.4" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-0285 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0285 |
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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-200801-13.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 2008 Gentoo Foundation, 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/2.5 |