CVE-2007-2786 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 21 May 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Ratbox IRC Daemon by exhausting resources through numerous requests from a single client.

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-2007-2786?

CVE-2007-2786 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Ratbox IRC Daemon (aka ircd-ratbox) 2.2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by making many requests from a single client.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2786?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ircd-Ratbox Ircd-Ratbox.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2786?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2786 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-2007-2786 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c6hq-hjpv-xp97.