UnrealIRCd Backdoor Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

BID:40820

Info

UnrealIRCd Backdoor Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 40820
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2010-2075
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 12 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:02PM
Credit: Reported by the vendor.
Vulnerable: Unreal UnrealIRCd 3.2.8.1
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

UnrealIRCd Backdoor Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

UnrealIRCd is prone to an unauthorized-access vulnerability due to a backdoor in certain versions of the application.

Successful exploits allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary system commands in the context of the affected application.

The issue affects Unreal 3.2.8.1 for Linux. Reportedly, package Unreal3.2.8.1.tar.gz downloaded in November 2009 and later is affected. The MD5 sum of the affected file is 752e46f2d873c1679fa99de3f52a274d. Files with the MD5 sum of 7b741e94e867c0a7370553fd01506c66 are not affected.

Exploit / POC

UnrealIRCd Backdoor Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.

The following exploits are available:

Solution / Fix

UnrealIRCd Backdoor Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an advisory to address the issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

UnrealIRCd Backdoor Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

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