CVE-2004-1052 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on BNC IRC bouncers by sending crafted server responses with excessive special characters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-1052?
CVE-2004-1052 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 18 Nov 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the getnickuserhost function in BNC 2.8.9, and possibly other versions, allows remote IRC servers to execute arbitrary code via an IRC server response that contains many (1) ! (exclamation) or (2) @ (at sign) characters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1052?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Bnc Bnc, Debian Debian Linux, Gentoo Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1052?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2004-1052 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1052 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DSA-595-1, GHSA-6gv9-vjjv-fg5m.