Ubuntu Security Notice USN-259-1
2nd March, 2006
irssi-text vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 5.10
Details
A Denial of Service vulnerability was discoverd in irssi. The DCC
ACCEPT command handler did not sufficiently verify the remotely
specified arguments. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash
irssi by sending a specially crafted DCC commands.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 5.10:
- irssi-text
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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