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Debian DSA-493-1 : xchat - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 15330

Synopsis

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

Description

A buffer overflow has been discovered in the Socks-5 proxy code of XChat, an IRC client for X similar to AmIRC. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the users' machine.

Solution

Upgrade the xchat and related packages.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.9-0woody3.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=244184

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-493

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15330

File Name: debian_DSA-493.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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:debian:debian_linux:xchat, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/21/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0409

DSA: 493