MDKSA-2002:051-xchat
by Nikola Strahija on August 16th, 2002 In versions of the xchat IRC client prior to version 1.8.9, xchat does not filter the response from an IRC server when a /dns query is executed. xchat resolves hostnames by passing the configured resolver and hostname to a shell, so an IRC server may return a malicious response formatted so that arbitrary commands are executed with the privilege of the user running xchat.
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0382
http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/4376/info/
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Updated Packages:
Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
d6d49335adada894c1aa3fa939d8b9f3 7.1/RPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
6d05bf91dcf5e713c80733c0266707c7 7.1/SRPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.2mdk.src.rpm
Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
c95dd6649268bed1dbc11841edfcbef1 7.2/RPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
6d05bf91dcf5e713c80733c0266707c7 7.2/SRPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.2mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 8.0:
9c5820900faa143354b912a3934f4238 8.0/RPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
8e90f10583d899d8fcec3add917cff9e 8.0/SRPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.1mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 8.0/ppc:
4fbdf3b5273608a2c8f29d76c1f99b22 ppc/8.0/RPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.1mdk.ppc.rpm
8e90f10583d899d8fcec3add917cff9e ppc/8.0/SRPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.1mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 8.1:
b15fc620fccbb433f2342a5697878d46 8.1/RPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
8e90f10583d899d8fcec3add917cff9e 8.1/SRPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.1mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 8.1/ia64:
3b153d74852081b8c2716795da8221fb ia64/8.1/RPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.1mdk.ia64.rpm
8e90f10583d899d8fcec3add917cff9e ia64/8.1/SRPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.1mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 8.2:
07acd74eb2ba9e6e993c080f3f62d1db 8.2/RPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
8e90f10583d899d8fcec3add917cff9e 8.2/SRPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.1mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 8.2/ppc:
949876f355b3f0330e9d0a15a8da9c22 ppc/8.2/RPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.1mdk.ppc.rpm
8e90f10583d899d8fcec3add917cff9e ppc/8.2/SRPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.1mdk.src.rpm
Corporate Server 1.0.1:
d6d49335adada894c1aa3fa939d8b9f3 1.0.1/RPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
6d05bf91dcf5e713c80733c0266707c7 1.0.1/SRPMS/xchat-1.8.9-1.2mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):
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