KVIrc: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background

KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on Qt.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in KVIrc. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or overwrite arbitrary files.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All KVIrc users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-irc/kvirc-4.1_pre4693"

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since July 29, 2010. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.