CVE-2008-1925 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 23 Apr 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the InspIRCd daemon via buffer overflow in specific modules, requiring those modules to be enabled.

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

What is CVE-2008-1925?

CVE-2008-1925 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in InspIRCd before 1.1.18, when using the namesx and uhnames modules, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a large number of channel users with crafted nicknames, idents, and long hostnames.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1925?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Inspircd Inspircd.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1925?

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-2008-1925 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1925 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1925, GHSA-qcpx-4xgf-735p.