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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2011.2158
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2158-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'cgiirc' package(s) announced via the DSA-2158-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'cgiirc' package(s) announced via the DSA-2158-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Michael Brooks (Sitewatch) discovered a reflective XSS flaw in CGI:IRC, a web based IRC client, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary javascript.

For the old-stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 0.5.9-3lenny1.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), and unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed shortly.

We recommend that you upgrade your cgiirc packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'cgiirc' package(s) on Debian 5, Debian 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0050
Bugtraq: 20110209 CGI:IRC XSS issue (CVE-2011-0050) (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516328/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-2158 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2158
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=27024589
http://osvdb.org/70844
http://secunia.com/advisories/43217
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8097
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0346
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