GLSA 201412-31: ZNC: Denial of Service
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | ZNC: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 12/19/2014 |
| Bugs: | , |
| ID: | 201412-31 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities in ZNC could lead to Denial of Service.Background
ZNC is an advanced IRC bouncer.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-irc/znc | < 1.2-r1 | >= 1.2-r1 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple NULL pointer dereferences have been found in ZNC.
Impact
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All ZNC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/znc-1.2-r1"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
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.
License
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