CVE-2007-6062 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 20 Nov 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the ngIRCd server by sending a JOIN command without a channel argument, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2007-6062?

CVE-2007-6062 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

irc-channel.c in ngIRCd before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JOIN command without a channel argument.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6062?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ngircd Ngircd.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6062?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2007-6062 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6062 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as CVE-2007-6034, DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6062, GHSA-jpvw-hmxx-xwr3.