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Re: bitchx remote xploit

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim Powers)
Thu Nov 30 19:30:24 2000

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Date:         Thu, 30 Nov 2000 14:49:24 -0500
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              raise@BIOGATE.COM on Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 11:30:08PM +0100

>
> I got client from bitchx.com and i compiled it.. i didn't know that debian
> 2.2 had bitchx fixed :(. I'm sorry about the comment "tested in debian
> 2.2", it can be misinterpreted.

Please note that the invite vulnerability was fixed for Red Hat Powertools in
July as well, advisory RHSA-2000:042-01. Red Hat Powertools 7 is also not
vulnerable to this.

Tim Powers
Systems Engineer
Red Hat, Inc.

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