GLSA 200712-12: IRC Services: Denial of Service
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | IRC Services: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 12/13/2007 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200712-12 |
Synopsis
A Denial of Service vulnerability has been reported in IRC Services.Background
IRC Services is a system of services to be used with Internet Relay Chat networks.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-irc/ircservices | < 5.0.63 | >= 5.0.63 | All supported architectures |
Description
loverboy reported that the "default_encrypt()" function in file encrypt.c does not properly handle overly long passwords.
Impact
A remote attacker could provide an overly long password to the vulnerable server, resulting in a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All IRC Services users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/ircservices-5.0.63"
References
Availability
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Concerns?
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License
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