BitchX BX_Do_Hook Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:18634

Info

BitchX BX_Do_Hook Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 18634
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 24 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 26 2006 04:05PM
Credit: Federico L. Bossi Bonin <[email protected]> discovered this issue.
Vulnerable: BitchX IRC Client 1.1 -final
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

BitchX BX_Do_Hook Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BitchX is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly handle excessive data from malicious IRC servers.

This issue allows remote attackers to crash affected IRC clients, denying service to legitimate users. To exploit this issue, attackers must coerce users of affected clients to connect to a malicious server.

BitchX version 1.1-final is vulnerable to this issue; previous versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

BitchX BX_Do_Hook Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available to demonstrate this issue:

Solution / Fix

BitchX BX_Do_Hook Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
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]:[email protected].

References

BitchX BX_Do_Hook Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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