Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200501-40 (ngIRCd)

Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200501-40.
Solution
All ngIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-irc/ngIRCd-0.8.2' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200501-40 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79705 http://arthur.ath.cx/pipermail/ngircd-ml/2005-January/000228.html
Insight
ngIRCd is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that can be used to crash the daemon and possibly execute arbitrary code.