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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51472
Category:Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2003:765
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory CLA-2003:765.

The ircd package contains an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server[1].

Piotr Kucharski reported[2] a buffer overflow vulnerability that may
allow an attacker to crash the ircd server, thus causing a denial of
service condition. The package released with this advisory includes a
patch[3] that fixes the problem.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the name CVE-2003-0864[4] to this issue.


Solution:
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades
by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade'

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/341099
http://akson.sgh.waw.pl/~
chopin/ircd/patches/m_join.diff
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0864
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=CLA-2003:765
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=002003

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
5.0

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 8817
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0864
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8817
Bugtraq: 20031012 buffer overflow in IRCD software (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106606129601446&w=2
Bugtraq: 20031019 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.045] OpenPKG Security Advisory (ircd) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106667431021928&w=2
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:765
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000765
XForce ISS Database: ircd-mjoin-bo(13408)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13408
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