CVE-2002-1916 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Pirch and RusPirch IRC clients by sending nicknames with MS-DOS device names when auto-log is enabled.
- 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-2002-1916?
CVE-2002-1916 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Pirch and RusPirch, when auto-log is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a nickname containing an MS-DOS device name such as AUX, which is inserted into a filename for saving queries.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1916?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Pirch Pirch Irc, Pirch Ruspirch.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2002-1916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-96xw-fw95-7838.