CVE-2007-3837 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published 17 Jul 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote IRC servers can crash HydraIRC clients via heap-based buffer overflow in CTCP messages, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

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-2007-3837?

CVE-2007-3837 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in HydraIRC 0.3.151 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long CTCP request message containing '%' (percent) characters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3837?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hydrairc Hydrairc.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3837?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3837 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2007-3837 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3837 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hx8r-p24q-f264.