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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201402-20
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: High
    Title: KVIrc: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: February 21, 2014
     Bugs: #326149, #330111
       ID: 201402-20

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in KVIrc, the worst of which
allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
==========

KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on Qt.

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

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-irc/kvirc             < 4.1_pre4693           >= 4.1_pre4693

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in KVIrc. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, cause a Denial of
Service condition, or overwrite arbitrary files.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All KVIrc users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/kvirc-4.1_pre4693"

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
available since July 29, 2010. It is likely that your system is already
no longer affected by this issue.

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2451
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2451
[ 2 ] CVE-2010-2452
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2452
[ 3 ] CVE-2010-2785
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2785

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

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

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-20.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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2014 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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