CVE-2007-4404

Public Exploit

Description

ircu 2.10.12.01 allows remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (flood wallops) by joining two channels with certain long names that differ in the final character, which triggers a protocol violation and (2) cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a "J 0:#channel" message on a channel without an apass; and (3) allows remote authenticated operators to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a remote "names -D" command.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.55% Top 20%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/46710	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3031	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476285/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35984	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35987	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35986	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/46711	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/46712	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25285	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4404?: CVE-2007-4404 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4404?: To fix CVE-2007-4404, 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-2007-4404 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-4404 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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