A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - ngIRCd: Denial of Service. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200801-13:02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ngIRCd: Denial of Service
Date: January 27, 2008
Updated: January 27, 2008
Bugs: #204834
ID: 200801-13:02
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Synopsis
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ngIRCd does not properly sanitize commands sent by users, allowing for
a Denial of Service.
Background
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ngIRCd is a free open source daemon for Internet Relay Chat (IRC).
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-irc/ngircd < 0.10.4 >= 0.10.4
Description
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The IRC_PART() function in the file irc-channel.c does not properly
check the number of parameters, referencing an invalid pointer if no
channel is supplied.
Impact
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A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to crash the ngIRCd
daemon.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All ngIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/ngircd-0.10.4"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-0285
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0285
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-13.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
