Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in the included media script in Konversation allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary IRC commands via CRLF sequences in the name of the song in a .mp3 file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | konversation | 1.0.1-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | konversation | 1.0.1-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | konversation | 1.0.1-4 | — |
References
- 25281 vdb-entry
- 3036 third-party-advisory
- 26456 third-party-advisory
- 20070812 Vulnerability in multiple "now playing" scripts for various IRC clients mailing-list
- 20070812 Vulnerability in multiple "now playing" scripts for various IRC clients mailing-list
- FEDORA-2008-2062 vendor-advisory
- irc-multiple-command-execution(35985) vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2008-2122 vendor-advisory
- http://wouter.coekaerts.be/site/security/nowplaying
- 29752 third-party-advisory
- 39569 vdb-entry