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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-24.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-24.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f18149b2 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-24.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200411-24"> + <title>BNC: Buffer overflow vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + BNC contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that may lead to Denial of + Service and execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">BNC</product> + <announced>November 16, 2004</announced> + <revised>November 16, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>70674</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-irc/bnc" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.9.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.9.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + BNC (BouNCe) is an IRC proxy server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Leon Juranic discovered that BNC fails to do proper bounds + checking when checking server response. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An attacker could exploit this to cause a Denial of Service and + potentially execute arbitary code with the permissions of the user + running BNC. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All BNC users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/bnc-2.9.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://gotbnc.com/changes.html">BNC ChangeLog</uri> + <uri link="http://security.lss.hr/en/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2004-11-03">LSS-2004-11-03</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 11 Nov 2004 20:17:39 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:49:41 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:44:26 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |