Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2016.265.03
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2016-265-03)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'irssi' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-265-03 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'irssi' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-265-03 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New irssi packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/irssi-0.8.20-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes two remote crash and heap corruption vulnerabilities in Irssi's format parsing code. Impact: Remote crash and heap corruption. Remote code execution seems difficult since only Nuls are written. Bugs discovered by, and patches provided by Gabriel Campana and Adrien Guinet from Quarkslab. For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'irssi' package(s) on Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware 14.2, Slackware current. 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-2016-7044 Debian Security Information: DSA-3672 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3672 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036868 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3086-1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-7045
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