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CVE-2009-4652

Published: Feb 26, 2010 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.6 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4652
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

The (1) Conn_GetCipherInfo and (2) Conn_UsesSSL functions in src/ngircd/conn.c in ngIRCd 13 and 14, when SSL/TLS support is present and standalone mode is disabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending the MOTD command from another server in the same IRC network, possibly related to an array index error.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
NgircdNgircd13 (including)13 (including)
NgircdNgircd14 (including)14 (including)
NgircdUbuntuartful*
NgircdUbuntudapper*
NgircdUbuntuhardy*
NgircdUbuntuintrepid*
NgircdUbuntujaunty*
NgircdUbuntukarmic*
NgircdUbuntulucid*
NgircdUbuntumaverick*
NgircdUbuntunatty*
NgircdUbuntuoneiric*
NgircdUbuntuprecise*
NgircdUbuntuquantal*
NgircdUbunturaring*
NgircdUbuntusaucy*
NgircdUbuntuupstream*
NgircdUbuntuutopic*
NgircdUbuntuvivid*
NgircdUbuntuwily*
NgircdUbuntuyakkety*
NgircdUbuntuzesty*

References

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