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IRCnet IRCD Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9999
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Release Date:
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2003-10-16
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Last Update:
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2003-10-20
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Popularity:
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5,766 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | IRCnet IRCD 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2003-0864
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in IRCnet IRCD, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on the server.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the "m_join" function.
The vulnerability affects all 2.10 versions through 2.10.3p3.
Solution:
Update to version 2.10.3p4 or later.
ftp://ftp.irc.org/irc/server/
Changelog:
2003-10-20: Added CVE reference.
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