Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ngircd | 0.10.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ngircd | 0.10.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | ngircd | 0.10.3-1 | — |
References
- http://ngircd.barton.de/doc/ChangeLog
- 26489 vdb-entry
- 39295 vdb-entry
- [ngIRCd-ML] 20070731 ngIRCd 0.10.3 - Security mailing-list
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=10%3Bfilename=90-remote-vulnerability.dpatch%3Batt=1%3Bbug=451875
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=451875
- 27692 third-party-advisory