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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71252
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2448-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'inspircd' package(s) announced via the DSA-2448-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'inspircd' package(s) announced via the DSA-2448-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow in InspIRCd could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS query.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.22+dfsg-4+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.22+dfsg-4+wheezy1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.5-0.1.

We recommend that you upgrade your inspircd packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'inspircd' package(s) on Debian 6, Debian 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2012-1836
BugTraq ID: 52561
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52561
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#212651
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/212651
Debian Security Information: DSA-2448 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2448
http://osvdb.org/80263
http://secunia.com/advisories/48474
XForce ISS Database: inspircd-dns-bo(74157)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74157
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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