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Gentoo: GLSA-200909-17 Normal: ZNC Directory Traversal Threat

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Calendar Grey September 13, 2009
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CVE-XYZ-1234 vulnerability notice regarding ZNC for Gentoo Linux. All users should upgrade to release 0.075 to ensure security.
A directory traversal was found in ZNC, allowing for overwriting of arbitrary files.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200909-17 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: ZNC: Directory traversal Date: September 13, 2009 Bugs: #278684 ID: 200909-17

Synopsis ======= A directory traversal was found in ZNC, allowing for overwriting of arbitrary files.
Background ========= ZNC is an advanced IRC bouncer.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-irc/znc < 0.074 >= 0.074
========== The vendor reported a directory traversal vulnerability when processing DCC SEND requests.
Impact ===== A remote, authenticated user could send a specially crafted DCC SEND request to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the...

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