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snircd "send_user_mode" Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29481
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Release Date:
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2008-03-24
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | snircd 1.x
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Description:
Chris Porter has reported a vulnerability in snircd, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing arguments in the "send_user_mode" function and can be exploited to crash the daemon via a specially crafted "/mode" command.
The vulnerability is reported in 1.3.4. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to the latest version.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Chris Porter
Original Advisory:
http://hg.quakenet.org/snircd/rev/2da2b881d9f5
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-March/060906.html
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