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Gentoo: GLSA-202312-15 Normal: IRC Service Interruption Issue

A Denial of Service vulnerability has been reported in IRC Services.. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200712-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: IRC Services: Denial of Service Date: December 13, 2007 Bugs: #199897 ID: 200712-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= A Denial of Service vulnerability has been reported in IRC Services. Background ========= IRC Services is a system of services to be used with Internet Relay Chat networks. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-irc/ircservices < 5.0.63 > = 5.0.63 Description ========== loverboy reported that the "default_encrypt()" function in file encrypt.c does not properly handle overly long passwords. Impact ===== A remote attacker could provide an overly long password to the vulnerable server, resulting in a Denial of Service. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All IRC Services users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =net-irc/ircservices-5.0.63" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2007-6122 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6122 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200712-12 Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of GentooLinux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/. License ====== Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - iD8DBQFHYZqouhJ+ozIKI5gRAkXqAJ9LYt2SRQXKMWQzU3qqiElskVIWUACfYBlP JZCdn8HJrEfWKnlXVM4WkmM=ANC3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- . Security flaw identified within Gentoo's IRC Services, necessitating an upgrade to bolster protection protocols.. Gentoo Linux, IRC Services, Denial of Service, Server Security, Upgrade Recommendation. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 13, 2007 Gentoo