Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64440
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-800-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'irssi' package(s) announced via the USN-800-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'irssi' package(s) announced via the USN-800-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that irssi did not properly check the length of strings when processing WALLOPS messages. If a user connected to an IRC network where an attacker had IRC operator privileges, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service. Affected Software/OS: 'irssi' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1959 BugTraq ID: 35399 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35399 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00146.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:133 http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/irssi-event_wallops-off-by-one-readwrite/ http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/29/3 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022410 http://secunia.com/advisories/35685 http://secunia.com/advisories/35812 http://secunia.com/advisories/36152 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:012 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-800-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1596 XForce ISS Database: irssi-eventwallops-dos(51184) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51184
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