Debian DSA-2078-1 : kvirc - programming error

medium Nessus Plugin ID 48221

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that incorrect parsing of CTCP commands in kvirc, a KDE-based IRC client, could lead to the execution of arbitrary IRC commands against other users.

Solution

Upgrade the kvirc package.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2:3.4.0-6.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2078

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 48221

File Name: debian_DSA-2078.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/3/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kvirc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2785

BID: 42026

DSA: 2078