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Slackware 8.1 / 9.0 : BitchX security fixes (SSA:2003-141-02)

high Nessus Plugin ID 18716

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New BitchX packages are available to fix security problems found by Timo Sirainen. BitchX is an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client. Under certain circumstances, a malicious IRC server could cause BitchX to crash, or possibly to run arbitrary code as the user running BitchX.
All sites running BitchX are advised to upgrade.

Solution

Update the affected bitchx package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?dde0ac49

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18716

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2003-141-02.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:bitchx, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2003

Reference Information

SSA: 2003-141-02