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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200709-7

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200709-7
Posted Jan 9, 2008
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200709-07:02 - Bow Sineath discovered a boundary error in the file mod/server.mod/servrmsg.c when processing overly long private messages sent by an IRC server. Versions less than 1.6.18-r2 are affected. The unaffected ebuild, as reported in the original version of this Security Advisory, did not properly address all vulnerabilities.

tags | advisory, vulnerability
systems | linux, gentoo
advisories | CVE-2007-2807
SHA-256 | 12bdf6dfcebf0501efa2b773ca684dc51d714360f8385f47efe931909b04977f

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 200709-7

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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Eggdrop: Buffer overflow
      Date: September 15, 2007
   Updated: September 26, 2007
      Bugs: #179354
        ID: 200709-07:02

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Errata
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The unaffected ebuild, as reported in the original version of this
Security Advisory, did not properly address all vulnerabilities.
All Eggdrop users should upgrade to net-irc/eggdrop-1.6.18-r3.


The corrected sections appear below.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package          /   Vulnerable   /                    Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  net-irc/eggdrop      < 1.6.18-r3                     >= 1.6.18-r3

Resolution
==========

All Eggdrop users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/eggdrop-1.6.18-r3"

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-07.xml

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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2008 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.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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