GLSA 201402-20: KVIrc: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	KVIrc: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	02/21/2014
Bugs:	#326149, #330111
ID:	201402-20

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in KVIrc, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on Qt.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-irc/kvirc	< 4.1_pre4693	>= 4.1_pre4693	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in KVIrc. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or overwrite arbitrary files.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All KVIrc users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/kvirc-4.1_pre4693"

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since July 29, 2010. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-20.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.