BitchX Mode Change Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BitchX Mode Change Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Mandrake has released an advisory (MDKSA-2003:069) and fixes for this issue. Further information relating to applying fixes can be found in the referenced advisory, fixes can be found below.

Conectiva has released an advisory (CLA-2003:655) and fixes for this issue. Links to fixed packages can be found in the attached advisory. Alternatively, users can use the apt tool:

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

Fixes available:

BitchX IRC Client 1.0 c19

Mandrake BitchX-1.0-0.c19.3.1mdk.i586.rpm
Mandrake Linux 9.0
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Mandrake BitchX-1.0-0.c19.3.1mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 9.0
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Mandrake BitchX-1.0-0.c19.4.1mdk.i586.rpm
Mandrake Linux 9.1
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Mandrake BitchX-1.0-0.c19.4.1mdk.ppc.rpm
Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Mandrake BitchX-1.0-0.c19.4.1mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 9.1
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Mandrake BitchX-1.0-0.c19.4.1mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

BitchX IRC Client 1.0 c20cvs

BitchX bx1.0c20-cvs-05092003.tar.gz
ftp://ftp.bitchx.org/pub/BitchX/cvs-snapshot/bx1.0c20-cvs-05092003.tar .gz