Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200501-40.
Solution
All ngIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-irc/ngIRCd-0.8.2'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200501-40 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79705
http://arthur.ath.cx/pipermail/ngircd-ml/2005-January/000228.html
Insight
ngIRCd is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that can be used to crash the daemon and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0199 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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