Gentoo: GLSA-200805-08 Normal: InspIRCd Denial of Service Issue
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May 9, 2008
A buffer overflow in InspIRCd allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200805-08
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: InspIRCd: Denial of Service
Date: May 09, 2008
Bugs: #215704
ID: 200805-08
Synopsis
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A buffer overflow in InspIRCd allows remote attackers to cause a Denial
of Service.
Background
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InspIRCd (Inspire IRCd) is a modular C++ IRC daemon.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-irc/inspircd < 1.1.19 >= 1.1.19
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The "namesx" and "uhnames" modules do not properly validate network
input, leading to a buffer overflow.
Impact
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A remote attacker can send specially crafted IRC commands to the
server, causing a Denial of Service.
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