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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201204-02.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201204-02.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d059fba358f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201204-02.xml @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201204-02"> + <title>InspIRCd: Arbitrary code execution</title> + <synopsis>A heap-based buffer overflow in InspIRCd may allow execution of + arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">InspIRCd</product> + <announced>2012-04-10</announced> + <revised count="1">2012-04-10</revised> + <bug>409159</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-irc/inspircd" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.0.5-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.5-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>InspIRCd (Inspire IRCd) is a modular C++ IRC daemon</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>A vulnerability in InspIRCd allows DNS compression features to control + the number of overflowed bytes sent to the heap-based buffer "res[]" in + dns.cpp. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>A remote attacker could send specially crafted DNS responses, possibly + resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the + process or a Denial of Service condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All InspIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/inspircd-2.0.5-r1" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1836">CVE-2012-1836</uri> + </references> + <metadata timestamp="2012-03-23T11:55:36Z" tag="requester">ackle</metadata> + <metadata timestamp="2012-04-10T11:06:33Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata> +</glsa> |