VDB-39786 · CVE-2007-6062 · BID 26489

ngIRCd 0.10.3 irc-channel.c channel input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in ngIRCd 0.10.3. Affected is an unknown function of the file irc-channel.c. The manipulation of the argument channel results in input validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-6062. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ngIRCd 0.10.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the file irc-channel.c. The manipulation of the argument channel with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

irc-channel.c in ngIRCd before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JOIN command without a channel argument.

The weakness was released 07/31/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at arthur.barton.de. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-6062 since 11/20/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 0.10.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 26489†), OSVDB (39295†) and Secunia (SA27692†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ngIRCd 0.10.3

Timelineinfo

07/31/2007 🔍
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11/19/2007 +111 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2673 days 🔍
09/11/2018 +1275 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: arthur.barton.de
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-6062 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6062
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39786
SecurityFocus: 26489 - ngIRCd JOIN Command Parsing Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 27692 - ngIRCd "JOIN" Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 39295 - ngIRCd irc-channel.c Null channel Argument JOIN Command Remote DoS

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 09/11/2018 08:26
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (54), 09/11/2018 08:26 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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