Security bugfix for xchat

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(Last modified: 18JAN2002)

solutions Security bugfix for xchat SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (e079bb5075f8b8e5cca3dd1c5b73b249)

Applies to

Product(s): SuSE Linux Enterprise Server for S/390

Package: gnm3/xchat
Release: 20020118
Obsoletes: none

Indications

This update should be installed by anyone using xchat.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

CTCP (client-to-client protocol) PING requests containing carefully encoded IRC protocol commands can be executed by xchat without the user knowing about it. This may be used by an attacker to perform social engineering attacks, channel takeovers and denial of service attacks.
This weakness affects only irc protocol commands that are being sent to the IRC server to which the client under attack is connected to. Local commands on the client host can not be executed.

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:
rpm -Fvh xchat.rpm

links to download packages

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for S/390 (s390)

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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