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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2002-124: xchat Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2002-124: xchat |
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Check for the version of the xchat packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment A security issue in XChat permits a malicious server to execute arbitrary commands. XChat is a popular cross-platform IRC client. Versions of XChat prior to 1.8.9 do not filter the response from an IRC server when a /dns query is executed. Because XChat resolves hostnames by passing the configured resolver and hostname to a shell, an IRC server may return a maliciously formatted response that executes arbitrary commands with the rights of the user running XChat. All users of XChat are advised to update to these errata packages containing XChat version 1.8.9 which is not vulnerable to this issue. [update 14 Aug 2002] Previous packages pushed were not signed, this update replaces the packages with signed versions Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-124.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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