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GLSA-200404-15 : XChat 2.0.x SOCKS5 Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 14480

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200404-15 (XChat 2.0.x SOCKS5 Vulnerability)

 The SOCKS 5 proxy code in XChat is vulnerable to a remote exploit.
 Users would have to be using XChat through a SOCKS 5 server, enable SOCKS 5 traversal which is disabled by default and also connect to an attacker's custom proxy server.
 Impact :

 This vulnerability may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code within the context of the user ID of the XChat client.
 Workaround :

 A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

Solution

All XChat users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-irc/xchat-2.0.8-r1' # emerge '>=net-irc/xchat-2.0.8-r1' Note that users of the gtk1 version of xchat (1.8.*) should upgrade to xchat-1.8.11-r1:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '=net-irc/xchat-1.8.11-r1' # emerge '=net-irc/xchat-1.8.11-r1'

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?591f5f7f

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200404-15

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14480

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200404-15.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:xchat, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/19/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0409

GLSA: 200404-15