UnrealIRCd 4.0.13 and earlier creates a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command. NOTE: the vendor indicates that there is no common or recommended scenario in which a root script would execute this kill command.
The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.unrealircd.org/view.php?id=4990 | issue tracking third party advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100507 | vdb entry third party advisory |