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Debian DLA-2747-1 : ircii - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 152739

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2747 advisory.

 An issue has been found in ircii, an Internet Relay Chat client. A crafted CTCP UTC message could allow an attacker to disconnect the victim from an IRC server due to a segmentation fault and client crash. For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 20151120-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your ircii packages. For the detailed security status of ircii please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ircii Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at:
 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the ircii packages.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 20151120-1+deb9u1.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ircii

https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2021/dla-2747

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-29376

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/ircii

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 152739

File Name: debian_DLA-2747.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/23/2021

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-29376

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ircii, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/22/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/30/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-29376