CVE-2006-1214 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in UnrealIRCd by sending malformed commands from a linked server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1214?
CVE-2006-1214 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
UnrealIRCd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause an unspecified denial of service by causing a linked server to send malformed TKL Q:Line commands, as demonstrated by "TKL - q\x08Q *\x08PoC."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1214?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Unreal Unrealircd.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1214?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1214 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-2006-1214 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1214 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3p43-52pf-6mwv.