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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200701-26.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200701-26.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..57dd80f4cdb3 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200701-26.xml @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200701-26"> + <title>KSirc: Denial of Service vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + KSirc is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">ksirc</product> + <announced>2007-01-29</announced> + <revised count="01">2007-01-30</revised> + <bug>159658</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="kde-base/ksirc" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.5.5-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.5.5-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + KSirc is the default KDE IRC client. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + KSirc fails to check the size of an incoming PRIVMSG string sent from + an IRC server during the connection process. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All KSirc users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/ksirc-3.5.5-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6811">CVE-2006-6811</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-01-24T20:03:08Z"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-01-24T20:03:22Z"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-01-25T11:44:16Z"> + hyakuhei + </metadata> +</glsa> |