[SECURITY] [DSA 298-1] New EPIC4 packages fix DoS and arbitrary code execution

From: Martin Schulze (joeyat_private)
Date: Thu May 01 2003 - 23:26:23 PDT

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    Debian Security Advisory DSA 298-1                     securityat_private
    http://www.debian.org/security/                             Martin Schulze
    May 2nd, 2003                           http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package        : epic4
    Vulnerability  : buffer overflows
    Problem-Type   : remote
    Debian-specific: no
    
    Timo Sirainen discovered several problems in EPIC4, a popular client
    for Internet Relay Chat (IRC).  A malicious server could craft special
    reply strings, triggering the client to write beyond buffer
    boundaries.  This could lead to a denial of service if the client only
    crashes, but may also lead to executing of arbitrary code under the
    user id of the chatting user.
    
    For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in
    version 1.1.2.20020219-2.1.
    
    For the old stable distribution (potato) these problems have been
    fixed in version pre2.508-2.3.
    
    For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
    version 1.1.11.20030409-1.
    
    We recommend that you upgrade your EPIC4 package.
    
    
    Upgrade Instructions
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    wget url
            will fetch the file for you
    dpkg -i file.deb
            will install the referenced file.
    
    If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
    sources.list as given below:
    
    apt-get update
            will update the internal database
    apt-get upgrade
            will install corrected packages
    
    You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
    footer to the proper configuration.
    
    
    Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 alias potato
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      Source archives:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_pre2.508-2.3.dsc
          Size/MD5 checksum:      575 bf82239fcf96a929db604116912906f9
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_pre2.508-2.3.diff.gz
          Size/MD5 checksum:    11777 3bcd046e87e71d6b3701859a9ee596cb
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_pre2.508.orig.tar.gz
          Size/MD5 checksum:   577850 9736d3c29f6849866f156586a5fc1b69
    
      Alpha architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_pre2.508-2.3_alpha.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   396552 2168aa867ffec656f2b7ab162db51a6b
    
      ARM architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_pre2.508-2.3_arm.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   320358 501ec6ea8ea03d330d14cfeb4d5013f5
    
      Intel IA-32 architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_pre2.508-2.3_i386.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   302924 93df26349acbcbc8551510f5b47a22e9
    
      Motorola 680x0 architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_pre2.508-2.3_m68k.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   285006 6f57c007bf4d8815e2599ce2942e14af
    
      PowerPC architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_pre2.508-2.3_powerpc.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   328446 028ae97c41d3a6cca9209cb5c22d0a1a
    
      Sun Sparc architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_pre2.508-2.3_sparc.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   322022 c30ac7700e9d8253a647414f5bff9e65
    
    
    Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
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      Source archives:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219-2.1.dsc
          Size/MD5 checksum:      632 50dcf61735f5af258973338a392a934d
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219-2.1.diff.gz
          Size/MD5 checksum:    13261 2c1c50f6812499739ce1a70ac956207f
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219.orig.tar.gz
          Size/MD5 checksum:   647989 2f5d39e7cc17fd83e455cbc442f45dd0
    
      Alpha architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219-2.1_alpha.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   450244 4414d3a062bffcbc84dd6c2a83baa5e6
    
      ARM architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219-2.1_arm.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   374884 af0764d720ca431bb9136ece1c20fb18
    
      Intel IA-32 architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219-2.1_i386.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   356958 cf313a6bb7b0cc1b838aad2688ad4090
    
      Intel IA-64 architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219-2.1_ia64.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   541896 30bfe1a94ffccccd39ad3165c9e9d8cd
    
      HP Precision architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219-2.1_hppa.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   423138 c25f83d8eb9ee8efc9aad052caba3fbe
    
      Motorola 680x0 architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219-2.1_m68k.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   337608 993be866c02da5a775ba8218de0a0b5a
    
      Big endian MIPS architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219-2.1_mips.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   388388 7a8e1ddf1b6efa0d502600ab9b0ddb0f
    
      Little endian MIPS architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219-2.1_mipsel.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   389334 40f70d2dddbb2d5a3ec3e098c6b69858
    
      PowerPC architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219-2.1_powerpc.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   384384 6a0f1d1830dda14d37058bc9597c77a5
    
      IBM S/390 architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219-2.1_s390.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   370752 cbbbfc29e34516e5461378a4be08b883
    
      Sun Sparc architecture:
    
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/e/epic4/epic4_1.1.2.20020219-2.1_sparc.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum:   372758 cc3ac3d670a6eec3963e5b8342047ed7
    
    
      These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
      its next revision.
    
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    For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
    For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main
    Mailing list: debian-security-announceat_private
    Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/>
    
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