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GLSA-200709-07 : Eggdrop: Buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 26097

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-200709-07 (Eggdrop: Buffer overflow)

 Bow Sineath discovered a boundary error in the file mod/server.mod/servrmsg.c when processing overly long private messages sent by an IRC server.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice an Eggdrop user to connect the bot to a malicious server, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code on the host running Eggdrop.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Eggdrop users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-irc/eggdrop-1.6.18-r3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200709-07

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 26097

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200709-07.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Published: 9/24/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2807

BID: 24070

GLSA: 200709-07