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Denial of Service in EnergyMech |
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200606-26 |
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Gentoo |
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Keine Angabe |
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Mo, 26. Juni 2006, 21:32 |
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http://www.energymech.net/versions-3.0.html |
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EnergyMech |
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Severity: Normal Title: EnergyMech: Denial of Service Date: June 26, 2006 Bugs: #132749 ID: 200606-26
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Synopsis =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
A Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in EnergyMech that is easily exploitable via IRC.
Background =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
EnergyMech is an IRC bot programmed in C.
Affected packages =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-irc/emech < 3.0.2 >=3D 3.0.2
Description =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
A bug in EnergyMech fails to handle empty CTCP NOTICEs correctly, and will cause a crash from a segmentation fault.
Impact =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
By sending an empty CTCP NOTICE, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a Denial of Service.
Workaround =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
All EnergyMech users should update to the latest stable version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=3Dnet-irc/emech-3.0.2"
References =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
[ 1 ] EnergyMech Changelog http://www.energymech.net/versions-3.0.html
Availability =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-26.xml
Concerns? =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Copyright 2006 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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