ircII Client-Side Private Message Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability

BID:7094

Info

ircII Client-Side Private Message Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 7094
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 14 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 14 2003 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Timo Sirainen <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: ircII Project ircII 20021103
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.2
ircII Project ircII 20020912
ircII Project ircII 20020403
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.1
Not Vulnerable: ircII Project ircII 20030313

Discussion

ircII Client-Side Private Message Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in ircII. This issue is due to insufficient bounds checking of server-supplied private messages data and may potentially result in a denial of service in the client software. Though unconfirmed, exploitation may also allow for execution of arbitrary code in the context of the client.

This issue was reported in ircII build 20020912. Other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

ircII Client-Side Private Message Handling Memory Corruption 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] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

ircII Client-Side Private Message Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
This issues was addressed in ircII 20030313. Users are advised to upgrade.


ircII Project ircII 20020912

ircII Project ircII 20020403

ircII Project ircII 20021103

References

ircII Client-Side Private Message Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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