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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53895
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2003-141-02)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'BitchX' package(s) announced via the SSA:2003-141-02 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'BitchX' package(s) announced via the SSA:2003-141-02 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New BitchX packages are available to fix security problems found
by Timo Sirainen. BitchX is an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client.
Under certain circumstances, a malicious IRC server could cause
BitchX to crash, or possibly to run arbitrary code as the user
running BitchX.

All sites running BitchX are advised to upgrade.

More information on the problem can be found here:

Here are the details from the Slackware 9.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
Tue May 20 20:13:09 PDT 2003
patches/packages/bitchx-1.0c19-i386-3.tgz: Patched several potential 'evil
server' security problems noted by Timo Sirainen.
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'BitchX' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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