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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201405-21
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Charybdis, ShadowIRCd: Denial of Service
Date: May 18, 2014
Bugs: #449544, #449790
ID: 201405-21
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been found in Charybdis and ShadowIRCd, possibly
resulting in remote Denial of Service.
Background
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Charybdis is the Atheme Project’s IRC daemon based on ratbox.
ShadowIRCd is an IRC daemon based on Charybdis that adds several useful
features.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-irc/charybdis < 3.4.2 >= 3.4.2
2 net-irc/shadowircd < 6.3.3 >= 6.3.3
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2 affected packages
Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Charybdis and ShadowIRCd. Please
review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Charybdis users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-irc/charybdis-3.4.2”
All ShadowIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-irc/shadowircd-6.3.3”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-6084
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6084
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-201405-21.xml
Concerns?
=========
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
=======
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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Severity: Normal
Title: Charybdis, ShadowIRCd: Denial of Service
Date: May 18, 2014
Bugs: #449544, #449790
ID: 201405-21
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been found in Charybdis and ShadowIRCd, possibly
resulting in remote Denial of Service.
Background
==========
Charybdis is the Atheme Project’s IRC daemon based on ratbox.
ShadowIRCd is an IRC daemon based on Charybdis that adds several useful
features.
Affected packages
=================
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-irc/charybdis < 3.4.2 >= 3.4.2
2 net-irc/shadowircd < 6.3.3 >= 6.3.3
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2 affected packages
Description
===========
A vulnerability has been discovered in Charybdis and ShadowIRCd. Please
review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
Impact
======
A remote attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All Charybdis users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-irc/charybdis-3.4.2”
All ShadowIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-irc/shadowircd-6.3.3”
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-6084
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6084″>http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6084</a>
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-21.xml”>http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-21.xml</a>
Concerns?
=========
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
<a class=”moz-txt-link-abbreviated” href=”mailto:security@gentoo.org”>security@gentoo.org</a> or alternatively, you may file a bug at
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://bugs.gentoo.org”>https://bugs.gentoo.org</a>.
License
=======
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.
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5″>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5</a></pre>
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