[ GLSA 201412-31 ] ZNC: Denial of Service

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: ZNC: Denial of Service (GLSA 201412-31)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: December 19, 2014
Bug(s): #471738, #507794
ID: 201412-31

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in ZNC could lead to Denial of Service.

Background

ZNC is an advanced IRC bouncer.

Affected Packages

Package: net-irc/znc
Vulnerable: < 1.2-r1
Unaffected: >= 1.2-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple NULL pointer dereferences have been found in ZNC.

Impact

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request, possibly
resulting in a Denial of Service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All ZNC users should upgrade to the latest version: