glsa-200805-08.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200805-08">
  <title>InspIRCd: Denial of service</title>
  <synopsis>
    A buffer overflow in InspIRCd allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of
    Service.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">inspircd</product>
  <announced>2008-05-09</announced>
  <revised count="01">2008-05-09</revised>
  <bug>215704</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-irc/inspircd" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.1.19</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.1.19</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    InspIRCd (Inspire IRCd) is a modular C++ IRC daemon.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    The "namesx" and "uhnames" modules do not properly validate network
    input, leading to a buffer overflow.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    A remote attacker can send specially crafted IRC commands to the
    server, causing a Denial of Service.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    Unload the "uhnames" module in the InspIRCd configuration.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All InspIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=net-irc/inspircd-1.1.19"</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1925">CVE-2008-1925</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-05-06T14:50:35Z">
    rbu
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-05-06T19:30:15Z">
    rbu
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-05-06T19:30:22Z">
    rbu
  </metadata>
</glsa>