[ glsa 201908-15 ] znc

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: ZNC: Privilege escalation (GLSA 201908-15)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2019-08-15
Bug(s): #688152
ID: 201908-15

Synopsis

A vulnerability in ZNC allows users to escalate privileges.

Background

ZNC is an advanced IRC bouncer.

Affected Packages

Package: net-irc/znc
Vulnerable: < 1.7.4_rc1
Unaffected: >= 1.7.4_rc1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

It was discovered that ZNC’s “Modules.cpp” allows remote
authenticated non-admin users to escalate privileges.


Impact

A remote authenticated attacker could escalate privileges and
subsequently execute arbitrary code or conduct a Denial of Service
attack.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All ZNC users should upgrade to the latest version: