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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200909-13.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200909-13.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..acbdc8ee3a56 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200909-13.xml @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200909-13"> + <title>irssi: Execution of arbitrary code</title> + <synopsis> + A remotely exploitable off-by-one error leading to a heap overflow was + found in irssi which might result in the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">irssi</product> + <announced>2009-09-12</announced> + <revised>2009-09-12: 01</revised> + <bug>271875</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-irc/irssi" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.8.13-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.8.13-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + irssi is a modular textUI IRC client with IPv6 support. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Nemo discovered an off-by-one error leading to a heap overflow in + irssi's event_wallops() parsing function. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker might entice a user to connect to a malicious IRC + server, use a man-in-the-middle attack to redirect a user to such a + server or use ircop rights to send a specially crafted WALLOPS message, + which might result in the execution of arbitrary code with the + privileges of the user running irssi. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All irssi users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/irssi-0.8.13-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1959">CVE-2009-1959</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2009-06-10T19:45:21Z"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2009-07-02T19:15:53Z"> + craig + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2009-09-12T16:10:35Z"> + craig + </metadata> +</glsa> |