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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201402-20 ] KVIrc: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 21 February 2014
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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
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in KVIrc, the worst of which
allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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

Impact
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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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
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[ 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
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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?
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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
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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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