CVE-2008-4246 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Denora IRC Stats Server by sending a crafted CTCP response, 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4246?
CVE-2008-4246 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Denora IRC Stats Server before 1.4.1 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted CTCP response.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4246?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Denora Irc Stats Denora Irc Stats.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4246?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4246 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-2008-4246 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6w42-v427-rmcm.