CVE-2008-1925 (GCVE-0-2008-1925)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-23 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:41
VLAI
Summary
Buffer overflow in InspIRCd before 1.1.18, when using the namesx and uhnames modules, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a large number of channel users with crafted nicknames, idents, and long hostnames.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
Date Public
2008-03-29 00:00
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