IRCD RatBox Pending Connections Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:24044

Info

IRCD RatBox Pending Connections Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24044
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2007-2786
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 18 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:39PM
Credit: The vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: OpenPKG OpenPKG E1.0-Solid
OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox 2.2.5
ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox 2.0 rc7
ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox 2.0 rc6
ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox 1.5.2
ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox 1.5.1
Not Vulnerable: ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox 2.2.6

Discussion

IRCD RatBox Pending Connections Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The 'ircd-ratbox' program is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to deny service to legitimate users.

Versions of ircd-ratbox prior to 2.2.6 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

IRCD RatBox Pending Connections Denial Of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using readily available packet-crafting utilities.

Solution / Fix

IRCD RatBox Pending Connections Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released version 2.2.6 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


OpenPKG OpenPKG E1.0-Solid

OpenPKG OpenPKG Current

ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox 1.5.1

ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox 1.5.2

ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox 2.0 rc7

ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox 2.0 rc6

ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox 2.2.5

References

IRCD RatBox Pending Connections Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:
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