CVE-2007-2786

Description

Ratbox IRC Daemon (aka ircd-ratbox) 2.2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by making many requests from a single client.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.19% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory openpkg.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/36238	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1890	vdb entry
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.017.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24044	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/25332	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://lists.ratbox.org/pipermail/ircd-ratbox/2007-May/000759.html	mailing list patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34368	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2786?: CVE-2007-2786 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2786?: To fix CVE-2007-2786, 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-2007-2786 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2786 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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