Red Hat Security Advisory: xchat security update
view advisory published 2002-08-05
A security issue in XChat allows a malicious server to execute arbitrary commands.
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2002-0382US | high7.5 | — | ||
XChat IRC client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a /dns command on a host whose DNS reverse lookup contains shell metacharacters. | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
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remediations (1)
- FixedRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002:124
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