It was discovered that incorrect SASL authentication in the Charybdis IRC server may lead to users impersonating other users. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3661-1
A vulnerability has been found in Charybdis and ShadowIRCd, possibly resulting in remote Denial of Service.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201405-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Charybdis, ShadowIRCd: Denial of Service Date: May 18, 2014 Bugs: #449544, #449790 ID: 201405-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= A vulnerability has been found in Charybdis and ShadowIRCd, possibly resulting in remote Denial of Service. Background ========= Charybdis is the Atheme Project's IRC daemon based on ratbox. ShadowIRCd is an IRC daemon based on Charybdis that adds several useful features. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-irc/charybdis < 3.4.2 > = 3.4.2 2 net-irc/shadowircd < 6.3.3 > = 6.3.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages Description ========== A vulnerability has been discovered in Charybdis and ShadowIRCd. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. Impact ===== A remote attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service condition. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All Charybdis users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =net-irc/charybdis-3.4.2" All ShadowIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot--verbose "> =net-irc/shadowircd-6.3.3" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2012-6084 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6084 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201405-21 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
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