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Gentoo: 200512-11 Normal: CenterICQ DoS and Code Execution Threat

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CenterICQ on Gentoo has a critical vulnerability that may lead to Denial of Service and possible code execution. It is advised to update for security.
CenterICQ is vulnerable to a Denial of Service issue, and also potentially to the execution of arbitrary code through an included vulnerable ktools library

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200512-11 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: CenterICQ: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: December 20, 2005 Bugs: #100519, #114038 ID: 200512-11

Synopsis ======= CenterICQ is vulnerable to a Denial of Service issue, and also potentially to the execution of arbitrary code through an included vulnerable ktools library.
Background ========= CenterICQ is a text-based instant messaging interface that supports multiple protocols. It includes the ktools library, which provides text-mode user interface controls.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-im/centericq < 4.21.0-r2 >= 4.21.0-r2
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