Gentoo: GLSA-201402-20: KVIrc: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in KVIrc. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All KVIrc users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/kvirc-4.1_pre4693"
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
available since July 29, 2010. It is likely that your system is already
no longer affected by this issue.
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2451 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2451 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-2452 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2452 [ 3 ] CVE-2010-2785 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2785
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-20
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in KVIrc, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on Qt.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-irc/kvirc < 4.1_pre4693 >= 4.1_pre4693
Impact
===== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or overwrite arbitrary files.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.