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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+
+<glsa id="200410-13">
+ <title>BNC: Input validation flaw</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ BNC contains an input validation flaw which might allow a remote attacker
+ to issue arbitrary IRC related commands.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">bnc</product>
+ <announced>October 15, 2004</announced>
+ <revised>May 22, 2006: 02</revised>
+ <bug>66912</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="net-irc/bnc" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">2.8.9</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">2.8.9</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ BNC is an IRC proxying server
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ A flaw exists in the input parsing of BNC where part of the
+ sbuf_getmsg() function handles the backspace character incorrectly.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>
+ A remote user could issue commands using fake authentication
+ credentials and possibly gain access to scripts running on the client
+ side.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ There is no known workaround at this time.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All BNC users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge sync
+
+ # emerge -pv &quot;&gt;=net-irc/bnc-2.8.9&quot;
+ # emerge &quot;&gt;=net-irc/bnc-2.8.9&quot;</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="http://www.gotbnc.com/changes.html#2.8.9">BNC Changes</uri>
+ <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-1482">CVE-2004-1482</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:44:17 +0000">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:44:35 +0000">
+ koon
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 13 Oct 2004 08:51:33 +0000">
+ vorlon078
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>