Debian: DSA-3068-1: konversation security update

Date 07 Nov 2014

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

It was discovered that Konversation, an IRC client for KDE, could by crashed when receiving malformed messages using FiSH encryption. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3068-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
November 07, 2014                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : konversation
CVE ID         : CVE-2014-8483

It was discovered that Konversation, an IRC client for KDE, could by
crashed when receiving malformed messages using FiSH encryption.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4-1+deb7u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.5-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your konversation packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

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