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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..cfa9395f5591 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200807-12"> + <title>BitchX: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities in BitchX may allow for the remote execution of + arbitrary code or symlink attacks. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">bitchx</product> + <announced>2008-07-21</announced> + <revised count="01">2008-07-21</revised> + <bug>190667</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-irc/bitchx" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <vulnerable range="le">1.1-r4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + BitchX is an IRC client. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + bannedit reported a boundary error when handling overly long IRC MODE + messages (CVE-2007-4584). Nico Golde reported an insecure creation of a + temporary file within the e_hostname() function (CVE-2007-5839). + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious IRC + server, resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the + privileges of the user running the application. A local attacker could + perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files on the local + machine. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + Since BitchX is no longer maintained, we recommend that users unmerge + the vulnerable package and switch to another IRC client: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --unmerge "net-irc/bitchx"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4584">CVE-2007-4584</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5839">CVE-2007-5839</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-07-07T22:27:23Z"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-07-07T22:27:35Z"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-07-17T11:41:45Z"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |