Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:126-1 (eggdrop)

Summary
The remote host is missing an update to eggdrop announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:126-1.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:126-1
Insight
mod/server.mod/servmsg.c in Eggheads Eggdrop and Windrop 1.6.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PRIVMSG that causes an empty string to trigger a negative string length copy. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-2807 (CVE-2009-1789). Update: Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for Corporate products. Affected: 2008.0