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UnrealIRCd Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running UnrealIRCd and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is caused by an error when allow::options::noident is enabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Affected Software
Affected Software
UnrealIRCd version 3.2beta11 through 3.2.8
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to UnrealIRCd version 3.2.8.1 or later.