Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56368
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-259-1 (irssi-text)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to irssi-text announced via advisory USN-259-1. A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) The following packages are affected: irssi-text A Denial of Service vulnerability was discoverd in irssi. The DCC ACCEPT command handler did not sufficiently verify the remotely specified arguments. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash irssi by sending a specially crafted DCC commands. Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 0.8.9+0.8.10rc5-0ubuntu4.1. After a standard system upgrade you need to restart irssi to effect the necessary changes. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-259-1 Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 5.0
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 16913 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-0458 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16913 http://secunia.com/advisories/19090 https://usn.ubuntu.com/259-1/ XForce ISS Database: irssi-dcc-accept-dos(25147) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25147
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