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Debian Stretch: DLA-2747-1 Critical Segfault in ircii Client Disconnect

debian lts
Calendar Grey August 22, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2750-2 resolves a buffer overflow in mime-construct, bolstering the email client against malformed inputs.
An issue has been found in ircii, an Internet Relay Chat client
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security advisory debian DoS segmentation fault client crash CTCP attack ircii

Summary

An issue has been found in ircii, an Internet Relay Chat client.
A crafted CTCP UTC message could allow an attacker to disconnect the
victim from an IRC server due to a segmentation fault and client crash.


For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
20151120-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ircii packages.

For the detailed security status of ircii please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ircii

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



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Package: ircii
Version: 20151120-1+deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2021-29376

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