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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200404-15">
+ <title>XChat 2.0.x SOCKS5 Vulnerability</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ XChat is vulnerable to a stack overflow that may allow a remote attacker to
+ run arbitrary code.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">xchat</product>
+ <announced>2004-04-19</announced>
+ <revised count="02">2006-05-22</revised>
+ <bug>46856</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="net-irc/xchat" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">2.0.8-r1</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.8-r1</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ XChat is a multiplatform IRC client.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ The SOCKS 5 proxy code in XChat is vulnerable to a remote exploit.
+ Users would have to be using XChat through a SOCKS 5 server, enable
+ SOCKS 5 traversal which is disabled by default and also connect to an
+ attacker's custom proxy server.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="low">
+ <p>
+ This vulnerability may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code within
+ the context of the user ID of the XChat client.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are
+ advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All XChat users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge sync
+
+ # emerge -pv "&gt;=net-irc/xchat-2.0.8-r1"
+ # emerge "&gt;=net-irc/xchat-2.0.8-r1"</code>
+ <p>
+ Note that users of the gtk1 version of xchat (1.8.*) should upgrade to
+ xchat-1.8.11-r1:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge sync
+
+ # emerge -pv "=net-irc/xchat-1.8.11-r1"
+ # emerge "=net-irc/xchat-1.8.11-r1"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://mail.nl.linux.org/xchat-announce/2004-04/msg00000.html">XChat 2.0.x SOCKS5 Vulnerability</uri>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0409">CVE-2004-0409</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="submitter">
+ klieber
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>