Debian DSA-2393-1 Critical: Bip Remote Code Execution Fix
debian
January 25, 2012
Julien Tinnes reported a buffer overflow in the bip multiuser irc proxy which may allow arbitrary code execution by remote users
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Summary
Julien Tinnes reported a buffer overflow in the bip multiuser irc proxy
which may allow arbitrary code execution by remote users.
The oldstable distribution (lenny) is not affected by this problem.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.8.2-1squeeze4.
For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution (sid),
this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your bip packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: bip
CVE ID: CVE-2012-0806
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