CVE-2013-7049 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the ZNC IRC bouncer via a stack-based buffer overflow in the Fish plugin using a long DH1080_INIT message.
- 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-2013-7049?
CVE-2013-7049 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in fish.cpp in the Fish plugin for ZNC, as used in ZNC for Windows (znc-msvc) 0.206 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a DH1080_INIT message.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7049?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Znc Znc-Msvc.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7049?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-7049 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-2013-7049 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7049 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rj4x-5f2j-h52p.