irssi dcc_ctcp_resume_parse() DCC ACCEPT denial of service
| irssi-dcc-accept-dos (25147) |  Low Risk |
Description:
irssi is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by a vulnerability in the dcc_ctcp_resume_parse() function. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted DCC ACCEPT command to cause a vulnerable client to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
- irssi, irssi
Remedy:
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-259-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for patch or upgrade information.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BID-16913: IRSSI DCC ACCEPT Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0458: The DCC ACCEPT command handler in irssi before 0.8.9+0.8.10rc5-0ubuntu4.1 in Ubuntu Linux, and possibly other distributions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain crafted arguments in a DCC command.
- SA19090: Ubuntu irssi DCC ACCEPT Parameter Handling Denial of Service
- USN-259-1: irssi vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 01, 2006
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