Ubuntu Security Notice 3317-1 - It was discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled certain DCC messages. A malicious IRC server could use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Joseph Bisch discovered that Irssi incorrectly handled receiving incorrectly quoted DCC files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Irssi to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed. Continue reading...
