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GLSA-200805-08 : InspIRCd: Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 32210

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200805-08 (InspIRCd: Denial of Service)

 The 'namesx' and 'uhnames' modules do not properly validate network input, leading to a buffer overflow.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker can send specially crafted IRC commands to the server, causing a Denial of Service.
 Workaround :

 Unload the 'uhnames' module in the InspIRCd configuration.

Solution

All InspIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-irc/inspircd-1.1.19'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200805-08

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 32210

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200805-08.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 5/11/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:inspircd, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1925

CWE: 119

GLSA: 200805-08