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BNC IRC proxy Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA8900
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Release Date:
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2003-05-30
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Last Update:
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2003-06-17
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Popularity:
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10,588 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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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | BNC IRC proxy 2.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in BNC IRC proxy, allowing malicious people to cause a Denial of Service.
The problem is that the service can't handle multiple invalid requests. This causes the service to stop accepting new requests.
Version 2.6.2 and prior are vulnerable.
Solution:
Version 2.6.4 an later are not vulnerable.
Make sure that the proxy only can be reached by trusted users.
Changelog:
2003-06-17 Updated version information.
Original Advisory:
http://www.gotbnc.com/changes.html
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