CVE-2004-0679

Description

The IP cloaking feature (cloak.c) in UnrealIRCd 3.2, and possibly other versions, uses a weak hashing scheme to hide IP addresses, which could allow remote attackers to use brute force methods to gain other user's IP addresses.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.60%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/560	third party advisory
http://www.bandecon.com/advisory/unreal.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108904813003166&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10663	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.unrealircd.com/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16610	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0679?: CVE-2004-0679 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0679?: To fix CVE-2004-0679, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0679 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-0679 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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