Free and open-source vulnerability scanner
Mageni eases for you the vulnerability scanning, assessment, and management process. It is free and open-source.
Install NowAvailable for macOS, Windows, and Linux
Debian Security Advisory DSA 2448-1 (inspircd)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to inspircd announced via advisory DSA 2448-1.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow in InspIRCd could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS query. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.22+dfsg-4+squeeze1. For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.22+dfsg-4+wheezy1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.5-0.1.
Solution
Solution
We recommend that you upgrade your inspircd packages.