SB2013032905 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for ngircd
Published: March 29, 2013 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013032905
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1747)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
channel.c in ngIRCd 20 and 20.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and crash) via a KICK command for a user who is not on the associated channel.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.