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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-13.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-13.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7e28d3a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-13.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?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="200801-13"> + <title>ngIRCd: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + ngIRCd does not properly sanitize commands sent by users, allowing for a + Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ngircd</product> + <announced>January 27, 2008</announced> + <revised>January 27, 2008: 02</revised> + <bug>204834</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-irc/ngircd" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.10.4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.10.4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + ngIRCd is a free open source daemon for Internet Relay Chat (IRC). + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to crash the ngIRCd + daemon. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All ngIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/ngircd-0.10.4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0285">CVE-2008-0285</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:42:37 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:06:19 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:44:35 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |