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Debian DSA-287-1 : epic - buffer overflows

high Nessus Plugin ID 15124

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Timo Sirainen discovered several problems in EPIC, a popular client for Internet Relay Chat (IRC). A malicious server could craft special reply strings, triggering the client to write beyond buffer boundaries. This could lead to a denial of service if the client only crashes, but may also lead to executing of arbitrary code under the user id of the chatting user.

Solution

Upgrade the EPIC package.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 3.004-17.1.

For the old stable distribution (potato) these problems have been fixed in version 3.004-16.1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-287

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15124

File Name: debian_DSA-287.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:epic, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/15/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0324

BID: 7091, 7103

DSA: 287