|
BNC IRC Proxy Backspace User Identity Spoofing Vulnerability
|
|
Secunia Advisory:
|
SA12770
|
|
|
Release Date:
|
2004-10-09
|
|
Last Update:
|
2005-02-15
|
|
Popularity:
|
9,727 views
|
|
|
Critical:
|
Moderately critical
|
|
Impact:
|
Spoofing
|
|
Where:
|
From remote
|
|
Solution Status:
|
Vendor Patch
|
|
| Software: | BNC IRC proxy 2.x
|
|
|
Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
|
Available in Secunia business solutions 
|
|
|
Subscribe:
|
Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities
|
|
| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
|
Description:
Yak has reported a vulnerability in BNC IRC proxy, which can be exploited by malicious users to spoof their identity.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the "sbuf_getmsg()" function when handling backspace characters. This can be exploited to issue commands using fake authentication credentials.
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
|
|
|
Track this Secunia Advisory
|
Customers of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence solutions will automatically receive updates when new information regarding this advisory is released.
Read more about our Vulnerability Intelligence solutions and what they can do for you and your company.
|
|
|
About this Secunia Advisory
|
Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.
Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
|
