irssi 0.8.9/0.8.10rc5 Command denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in irssi 0.8.9/0.8.10rc5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Command Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0458. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in irssi 0.8.9/0.8.10rc5 (Messaging Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Command Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The DCC ACCEPT command handler in irssi before 0.8.9+0.8.10rc5-0ubuntu4.1 in Ubuntu Linux, and possibly other distributions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain crafted arguments in a DCC command.

The bug was discovered 03/01/2006. The weakness was published 03/06/2006 with Ubuntu (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0458 since 01/27/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21067 (Ubuntu 5.10 : irssi-text vulnerability (USN-259-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 0.8.9+0.8.10rc5-0ubuntu4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25147), Tenable (21067), SecurityFocus (BID 16913†), OSVDB (23598†) and Secunia (SA19090†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 21067
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 5.10 : irssi-text vulnerability (USN-259-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: irssi 0.8.9+0.8.10rc5-0ubuntu4.1

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01/27/2006 🔍
03/01/2006 +33 days 🔍
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03/06/2006 +4 days 🔍
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03/26/2006 +13 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3273 days 🔍
06/15/2019 +1556 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Organization: Ubuntu
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0458 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0458
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29010
X-Force: 25147
SecurityFocus: 16913 - IRSSI DCC ACCEPT Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 19090 - Ubuntu irssi DCC ACCEPT Parameter Handling Denial of Service, Less Critical
OSVDB: 23598 - CVE-2006-0458 - IRSSI - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 10797 - irssi Remote DoS via DCC ACCEPT Command, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/15/2019 21:28
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (73), 06/15/2019 21:28 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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