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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-45
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: irssi: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 19, 2017
Bugs: #604772
ID: 201701-45
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in irssi, the worst of which
could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
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irssi is a modular textUI IRC client with IPv6 support.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-irc/irssi < 0.8.21 >= 0.8.21
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in irssi. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or 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 irssi users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-irc/irssi-0.8.21”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-5193
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5193
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-5194
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5194
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-5195
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5195
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-5196
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5196
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-45
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 2017 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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