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Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[GLSA-200701-26] KSirc: Denial of Service vulnerability Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
KSirc: Denial of Service vulnerability
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200701-26
(KSirc: Denial of Service vulnerability)
KSirc fails to check the size of an incoming PRIVMSG string sent from
an IRC server during the connection process.
Impact
A malicious IRC server could send a long PRIVMSG string to the KSirc
client causing an assertion failure and the dereferencing of a null
pointer, resulting in a crash.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6811
Solution:
All KSirc users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/ksirc-3.5.5-r1"
Threat Level: Medium
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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