IRCd m_join buffer overflow
| ircd-mjoin-bo (13408) |  Low Risk |
Description:
IRCd (Internet Relay Chat) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a buffer overflow in m_join in channel.c. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and cause the server to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Conectiva, Linux 9.0
- Dalnet, IRCd 2.10 - 2.10.3p3
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 1.2
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG 1.3
- OpenPKG, OpenPKG CURRENT
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of IRCd (2.10.3p5 or later), available from the IRC Web site. See References.
For Conectiva Linux:
Upgrade to the latest ircd package, as listed below. Refer to Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2003:765 for more information. See References.
Conectiva Linux 9: 2.10.3p3-27242U90_2cl or later
For OpenPKG:
Upgrade to the latest ircd package, as listed below. Refer to OpenPKG Security Advisory OpenPKG-SA-2003.045 for more information. See References.
OpenPKG CURRENT: 2.10.3p4-20031012 or later
OpenPKG 1.2: 2.10.3p3-1.2.1 or later
OpenPKG 1.3: 2.10.3p3-1.3.1 or later
or other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Oct 17 2003 - 15:30:10 CDT, Re: [CLA-2003:765] Conectiva Security Announcement - ircd at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0182.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Oct 12 2003 - 10:39:49 CDT, buffer overflow in IRCD software at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0147.html.
- Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2003:765, ircd at http://distro.conectiva.com/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000765.
- IRC Web site, IRC.org at http://www.irc.org/news.html.
- BID-8817: IRCnet IRCD Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0864: Buffer overflow in m_join in channel.c for IRCnet IRCD 2.10.x to 2.10.3p3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
- OpenPKG-SA-2003.045: IRCd
Reported:
Oct 12, 2003
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