CVE-2015-5290

Description

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in ircd-ratbox 3.0.9 in the MONITOR Command Handler.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.53%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271113 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/11/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/12/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/skyhighwings/CVE-2015-5290 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5290?
CVE-2015-5290 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5290?
To fix CVE-2015-5290, 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-2015-5290 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5290 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2015-5290?
CVE-2015-5290 affects ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox.
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