CVE-2009-4893

Summary

CVECVE-2009-4893
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-06-15 14:04:26 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in UnrealIRCd 3.2beta11 through 3.2.8, when allow::options::noident is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2 beta11 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.1 All All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.1 pre1 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.1 pre2 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.2 All All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.2 pre1 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.3 All All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.3 pre1 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.3 pre2 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.3 pre3 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.3 pre4 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.4 All All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.4 pre1 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.4 pre2 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.4 rc1 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.4 rc2 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.4 rc3 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.5 All All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.5 rc1 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.5 rc2 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.5 rc3 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.6 All All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.6 rc1 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.6 rc2 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.6 rc3 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.7 All All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.7 rc1 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.7 rc2 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.8 All All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.8 rc1 All All
Application Unrealircd Unrealircd 3.2.8 rc2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
UnrealIRCd User Authentication Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www.unrealircd.com/txt/unrealsecadvisory.20090413.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.unrealircd.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: UnrealIRCd 3.2.8.1 source code contained a backdoor allowing for remote command execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- UnrealIRCd: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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