Gentoo: GLSA-201412-31: ZNC: Denial of Service
Summary
Multiple NULL pointer dereferences have been found in ZNC.
Resolution
All ZNC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/znc-1.2-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2013-2130 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2130 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-9403 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9403
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-31
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.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities in ZNC could lead to Denial of Service.
Background
ZNC is an advanced IRC bouncer.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-irc/znc < 1.2-r1 >= 1.2-r1
Impact
===== A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.