Executive Summary

Summary
Title BitchX: Multiple vulnerabilities
Informations
Name GLSA-200807-12 First vendor Publication 2008-07-21
Vendor Gentoo Last vendor Modification 2008-07-21
Severity (Vendor) Normal Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 10 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in BitchX may allow for the remote execution of arbitrary code or symlink attacks.

Background

BitchX is an IRC client.

Description

bannedit reported a boundary error when handling overly long IRC MODE messages (CVE-2007-4584). Nico Golde reported an insecure creation of a temporary file within the e_hostname() function (CVE-2007-5839).

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious IRC server, resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files on the local machine.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

Since BitchX is no longer maintained, we recommend that users unmerge the vulnerable package and switch to another IRC client:
# emerge --unmerge "net-irc/bitchx"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2007-4584 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4584
[ 2 ] CVE-2007-5839 : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5839

Availability

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml

Original Source

Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
50 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
50 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200807-12 (bitchx)
File : nvt/glsa_200807_12.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
42061 BitchX commands.c e_hostname() Function Multiple Command Symlink Arbitrary Fi...

37480 BitchX IRC Client MODE Command Remote Overflow

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2013-06-02 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.
File : freebsd_pkg_0a799a8ec9d411e2a42414dae938ec40.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-07-23 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200807-12.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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