Visual IRC JOIN response buffer overflow
| virc-join-bo (35276) |  High Risk |
Description:
Visual IRC is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the SE handler. By persuading a victim to connect to a malicious IRC server, a remote attacker could send an overly long JOIN response to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Visual IRC, Visual IRC 2.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the lastest version (2.0pl1 or later), available from the Visual IRC Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- SourceForge.net, Visual IRC at http://sourceforge.net/projects/visualirc/.
- Visual IRC Web site, Version 2.0pl1, Released 9 Jul 2007 at http://www.visualirc.net/download.php.
- BID-24798: Visual IRC Join Response Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3612: Stack-based buffer overflow in Visual IRC (ViRC) 2.0 allows remote IRC servers to execute arbitrary code via a long response to a JOIN command.
- SA25977: Visual IRC JOIN Command Response Processing Buffer Overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2467: Visual IRC JOIN Command Response Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Reported:
Jul 06, 2007
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