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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-31
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ZNC: Denial of Service
Date: December 19, 2014
Bugs: #471738, #507794
ID: 201412-31
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities in ZNC could lead to Denial of Service.
Background
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ZNC is an advanced IRC bouncer.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-irc/znc < 1.2-r1 >= 1.2-r1
Description
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Multiple NULL pointer dereferences have been found in ZNC.
Impact
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A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request, possibly
resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All ZNC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-irc/znc-1.2-r1”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-2130
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2130
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-9403
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9403
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-31.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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