Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2747-1 ircii -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

22 Aug 2021

Affected Packages:

ircii

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-29376.

More information:

An issue has been found in ircii, an Internet Relay Chat client. A crafted CTCP UTC message could allow an attacker to disconnect the victim from an IRC server due to a segmentation fault and client crash.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 20151120-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ircii packages.

For the detailed security status of ircii please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ircii

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS