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GLSA-201402-20 : KVIrc: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 72634

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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-201402-20 (KVIrc: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in KVIrc. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or overwrite arbitrary files.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All KVIrc users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-irc/kvirc-4.1_pre4693' NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since July 29, 2010. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-20

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 72634

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201402-20.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 2/23/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/21/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2451, CVE-2010-2452, CVE-2010-2785

BID: 40746, 42026

GLSA: 201402-20