Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2025.7405.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7405-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'inspircd' package(s) announced via the USN-7405-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'inspircd' package(s) announced via the USN-7405-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that InspIRCd did not correctly handle certificate fingerprints, which could lead to spoofing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-7142) It was discovered that InspIRCd did not correctly handle certain memory operations, which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-20917) It was discovered that InspIRCd did not correctly handle certain memory operations, which could lead to a use-after-free. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-25269) Affected Software/OS: 'inspircd' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-7142 Debian Security Information: DSA-3662 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3662 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-20917 Debian Security Information: DSA-4764 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4764 https://docs.inspircd.org/security/2019-02/ https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/2cc35d8625b7ea5cbd1d1ebb116aff86c5280162 https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/8745660fcdac7c1b80c94cfc0ff60928cd4dd4b7 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00015.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-25269 https://docs.inspircd.org/security/2020-01/ https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/compare/426d1c8...b3f1db9 https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/compare/v2.0.28...07d7dea
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