CVE-2007-6062

Description

irc-channel.c in ngIRCd before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JOIN command without a channel argument.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.19% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://ngircd.barton.de/doc/ChangeLog
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26489 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/39295 vdb entry
http://arthur.barton.de/pipermail/ngircd-ml/2007-July/000292.html mailing list
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=10%3Bfilename=90-remote-vulnerability.dpatch%3Batt=1%3Bbug=451875
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=451875
http://secunia.com/advisories/27692 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6062?
CVE-2007-6062 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6062?
To fix CVE-2007-6062, 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-2007-6062 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6062 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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