ngIRCd CVE-2013-5580 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	62004
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2013-5580
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 23 2013 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 23 2013 12:00AM
Credit:	The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable:	ngIRCd ngIRCd 20.2 ngIRCd ngIRCd 20.1 ngIRCd ngIRCd 20
Not Vulnerable:	ngIRCd ngIRCd 20.3

ngIRCd CVE-2013-5580 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

ngIRCd is prone to multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities.

Attackers can exploit these issues to crash the application, denying service to legitimate users.

ngIRCd versions prior to 20.3 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

ngIRCd CVE-2013-5580 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

An attacker can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

ngIRCd CVE-2013-5580 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

ngIRCd CVE-2013-5580 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

References:

• [ngIRCd-ML] ngIRCd 20.3 (Alexander Barton)
  
• ngIRCd - Next Generation IRC Server (Alexander Barton)
  
• ngIRCd Homepage (ngIRCd)