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HydraIRC "irc://" URI Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31376
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Release Date:
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2008-08-05
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Last Update:
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2008-08-13
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Popularity:
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2,313 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | HydraIRC 0.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
securfrog has discovered a vulnerability in HydraIRC, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the processing of "irc://" URIs. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into opening an overly long "irc://" URI in a web browser.
Execution of arbitrary code has not been proven, but cannot be completely ruled out.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.3.164. Other versions may also be affected.
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