CVE-2014-9403 Null dereference in n/a
Authenticated users can crash the ZNC IRC bouncer by adding a channel name without a leading hash, causing a null pointer dereference.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9403?
CVE-2014-9403 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The CWebAdminMod::ChanPage function in modules/webadmin.cpp in ZNC before 1.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) by adding a channel with the same name as an existing channel but without the leading # character, related to a "use-after-delete" error.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9403?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Znc Znc.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9403?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-9403 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9403 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9403, GHSA-7cjq-452g-rg6q, MGASA-2014-0543, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9403.