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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2013.0013 weechat security update 7 January 2013 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: weechat Publisher: Debian Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 6 UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated Unauthorised Access -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2012-5534 CVE-2011-1428 Original Bulletin: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2598 Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators running weechat check for an updated version of the software for their operating system. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2598-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff January 05, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : weechat Vulnerability : several Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2011-1428 CVE-2012-5534 Two security issues have been discovered in Weechat a, fast, light and extensible chat client: CVE-2011-1428 X.509 certificates were incorrectly validated. CVE-2012-5534 The hook_process function in the plugin API allowed the execution of arbitrary shell commands. For the stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 0.3.2-1+squeeze1. For the testing distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 0.3.8-1+deb7u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 0.3.9.2-1. We recommend that you upgrade your weechat packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlDnYUMACgkQXm3vHE4uylpAmgCgkJdKvmYIbMnVdR8UX7bwS4Gn TbYAoNXrjCm3zkWI/MgxW5H7vfA7ReWF =/ysR - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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