CVE-2004-0679 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can brute force weak IP cloaking hashes to reveal other users' IP addresses in UnrealIRCd.

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-2004-0679?

CVE-2004-0679 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The IP cloaking feature (cloak.c) in UnrealIRCd 3.2, and possibly other versions, uses a weak hashing scheme to hide IP addresses, which could allow remote attackers to use brute force methods to gain other user's IP addresses.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0679?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Unreal Unrealircd.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0679?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-0679 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wv5x-mhvx-xm35.

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