GLSA 201512-13: InspIRCd: Multiple vulnerabilities

http://security.gentoo.org/

Severity:	normal
Title:	InspIRCd: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/30/2015
Bugs:	#545034, #570244
ID:	201512-13

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in InspIRCd, the worst allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

InspIRCd is a modular Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server written in C++ which was created from scratch to be stable, modern and lightweight.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-irc/inspircd	< 2.0.20	>= 2.0.20	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

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

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All InspIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/inspircd-2.0.20"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201512-13.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.