IRSSI DCC ACCEPT Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:16913

Info

IRSSI DCC ACCEPT Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 16913
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 02 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 07 2006 05:41PM
Credit: Announced in an Ubuntu advisory.
Vulnerable: irssi irssi 0.8.9
irssi irssi 0.8.10rc5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IRSSI DCC ACCEPT Denial of Service Vulnerability


The irssi client is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability. The issue occurs when handling malicious DCC transfers.

Versions 0.8.9 and 0.8.10rc5 of irssi are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

IRSSI DCC ACCEPT Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

IRSSI DCC ACCEPT Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:

Please see the referenced vendor advisories for details on obtaining and applying fixes.

Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

References

IRSSI DCC ACCEPT Denial of Service Vulnerability

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