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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54826
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200501-40 (ngIRCd)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200501-40.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200501-40.

Vulnerability Insight:
ngIRCd is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that can be used to crash the
daemon and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Solution:
All ngIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-irc/ngIRCd-0.8.2'

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0199
BugTraq ID: 12397
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12397
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-40.xml
http://arthur.ath.cx/pipermail/ngircd-ml/2005-January/000228.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013047
http://secunia.com/advisories/14056
http://secunia.com/advisories/14059
XForce ISS Database: ngircd-listmakemask-bo(19143)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19143
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