CVE-2002-1675 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published 21 Jun 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via format string vulnerabilities in the Unreal IRCd server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2002-1675?

CVE-2002-1675 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Format string vulnerability in the Cio_PrintF function of cio_main.c in Unreal IRCd 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1675?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Unreal Unrealircd.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1675?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1675 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2002-1675 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1675 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mm5g-273g-mjm7.