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TITLE:
oftc-hybrid "LINKS" Command Integer Underflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA38382

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38382/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in oftc-hybrid, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and
potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an integer underflow when
processing the "LINKS" command, which can be exploited to cause a
crash or potentially execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.6.8.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.6.8.
http://www.oftc.net/releases/oftc-hybrid/oftc-hybrid-1.6.8.tar.gz

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
David Leadbeater

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
OFTC:
http://trac.oftc.net/projects/oftc-hybrid/browser/tags/oftc-hybrid-1.6.8/RELNOTES

DSA-1980-1:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2010/msg00016.html

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