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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54554
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200404-15 (xchat)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200404-15.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200404-15.

Vulnerability Insight:
XChat is vulnerable to a stack overflow that may allow a remote attacker to
run arbitrary code.

Solution:
All XChat users should upgrade to the latest stable version:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv '>=net-irc/xchat-2.0.8-r1'
# emerge '>=net-irc/xchat-2.0.8-r1'

Note that users of the gtk1 version of xchat (1.8.*) should upgrade to
xchat-1.8.11-r1:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv '=net-irc/xchat-1.8.11-r1'
# emerge '=net-irc/xchat-1.8.11-r1'

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0409
Debian Security Information: DSA-493 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-493
http://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_123013
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200404-15.xml
http://mail.nl.linux.org/xchat-announce/2004-04/msg00000.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11312
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-177.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-585.html
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