CVE-2010-2812 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the ZNC IRC bouncer daemon by sending a malformed PING command without an argument.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2812?
CVE-2010-2812 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Client.cpp in ZNC 0.092 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (exception and daemon crash) via a PING command that lacks an argument.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2812?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Znc Znc.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2812?
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-2010-2812 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2812 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2812, GHSA-gpw8-p7v2-85hm.