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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200709-02.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200709-02.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..298877802cf0 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200709-02.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200709-02"> + <title>KVIrc: Remote arbitrary code execution</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability has been discovered in KVIrc, allowing for the remote + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">kvirc</product> + <announced>2007-09-13</announced> + <revised>2007-09-13: 01</revised> + <bug>183174</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-irc/kvirc" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.2.6_pre20070714</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.2.6_pre20070714</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on Qt. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Stefan Cornelius from Secunia Research discovered that the + "parseIrcUrl()" function in file src/kvirc/kernel/kvi_ircurl.cpp does + not properly sanitise parts of the URI when building the command for + KVIrc's internal script system. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted + irc:// URI, possibly leading to the remote execution of arbitrary code + with the privileges of the user running KVIrc. Successful exploitation + requires that KVIrc is registered as the default handler for irc:// or + similar URIs. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All KVIrc users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/kvirc-3.2.6_pre20070714"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2951">CVE-2007-2951</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-08-06T14:12:16Z"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-08-19T18:59:16Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-08-20T11:26:17Z"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |