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Multiple IRC Daemon Format String Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9147
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Release Date:
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2003-06-30
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Popularity:
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5,863 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Andromede 1.x
Bahamut 1.x
Digatech 1.x
ircd-RU! 1.x
Methane 0.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Bahamut and derived IRC daemons, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on a vulnerable IRC server and potentially compromise it.
The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error when the IRC daemon is running in debug mode (has been compiled with "DEBUGMODE"). This can be exploited by connecting to the server and sending a specially crafted string containing format specifiers.
The vulnerability has been reported in the following products:
- Bahamut 1.4.35
- Digatech 1.2.1
- Methane 0.1.1
- Andromede 1.2.3-Release
- ircd-RU! 1.0.6-03-stable and prior.
Solution:
Don't run the IRC daemon in DEBUGMODE.
An updated version of ircd-RU! is available (1.0.6-04-stable):
http://www.ircd.ru/en/downloads.shtml
Provided and/or discovered by:
Anonymous (0xbadc0ded.org) and Joel Eriksson (bitnux.com).
Original Advisory:
http://www.0xbadc0ded.org/advisories/0301.txt
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