bitchx EOLed in Slackware

This is a notice that bitchx, an IRC client based on ircii-EPIC4, has been removed from Slackware -current and will not be part of future Slackware releases. Security issues and bugs have been reported, but upstream work seems to have stalled leaving bitchx in a state where there are known proble...

Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200807-12 (bitchx)

The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200807-12. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $ Description: Auto generated from Gentoo's XML based advisory Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2008 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com Text descriptions are largely excerpted fr...

CVE-2007-4584

Stack-based buffer overflow in BitchX 1.1 Final allows remote IRC servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a MODE command, related to the pmode variable...

CVE-2007-4584

CVE-2007-4584 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in BitchX 1.1 Final triggered by a long string in the MODE command, related to the p_mode variable. Exploitation is remote via IRC servers, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution on the victim’s machine. This vulnerability is confirmed ...