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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64550
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-7012 (irssi)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to irssi;announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-7012.;Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to irssi
announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-7012.
Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.

Vulnerability Insight:
Irssi is a modular IRC client with Perl scripting. Only text-mode
frontend is currently supported. The GTK/GNOME frontend is no longer
being maintained.

ChangeLog:

* Tue Jun 23 2009 Huzaifa Sidhpurwala - 0.8.13-3

- Resolve CVE-2009-1959

* Fri May 1 2009 Marek Mahut - 0.8.13-1

- Upstream release

Solution:
Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update irssi' at the command line.

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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