[ GLSA 200410-13 ] BNC: Input validation flaw

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-13
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: BNC: Input validation flaw
      Date: October 15, 2004
      Bugs: #66912
        ID: 200410-13

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Synopsis
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BNC contains an input validation flaw which might allow a remote
attacker to issue arbitrary IRC related commands.

Background
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BNC is an IRC proxying server

Affected packages
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     Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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  1 net-irc/bnc < 2.8.9 >= 2.8.9

Description
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A flaw exists in the input parsing of BNC where part of the
sbuf_getmsg() function handles the backspace character incorrectly.

Impact
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A remote user could issue commands using fake authentication
credentials and possibly gain access to scripts running on the client
side.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All BNC users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge sync

    # emerge -pv ">=net-irc/bnc-2.8.9"
    # emerge ">=net-irc/bnc-2.8.9"

References
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  [ 1 ] BNC Changes
        http://www.gotbnc.com/changes.html#2.8.9

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-13.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security_at_gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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