Inspire Ircd InspIRCd 1.1.17 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Inspire Ircd InspIRCd 1.1.17. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1925. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Inspire Ircd InspIRCd 1.1.17 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in InspIRCd before 1.1.18, when using the namesx and uhnames modules, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a large number of channel users with crafted nicknames, idents, and long hostnames.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2008. The weakness was disclosed 04/24/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1925 since 04/23/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 26 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32210 (GLSA-200805-08 : InspIRCd: Denial of Service), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.1.17 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41543), Tenable (32210), SecurityFocus (BID 28506†), OSVDB (43926†) and Secunia (SA29610†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 32210
Nessus Name: GLSA-200805-08 : InspIRCd: Denial of Service
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OpenVAS ID: 61042
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200805-08 (inspircd)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: InspIRCd 1.1.17

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03/29/2008 🔍
03/31/2008 +2 days 🔍
04/23/2008 +23 days 🔍
04/24/2008 +1 days 🔍
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04/24/2008 +0 days 🔍
05/09/2008 +15 days 🔍
05/11/2008 +2 days 🔍
05/19/2008 +8 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2492 days 🔍
08/10/2019 +1608 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-1925 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1925
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42107
X-Force: 41543
SecurityFocus: 28506 - InspIRCd Prior to 1.1.18 'namesx' 'uhnames' Modules Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29610
OSVDB: 43926 - InspIRCd - Prior to 1.1.18 Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 18396 - InspIRCd < 1.1.18 Remote DoS via a Large Number of Channel Users with Crafted Parameters, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1041

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/10/2019 11:18
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (72), 08/10/2019 11:18 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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