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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200805-08">
<title>InspIRCd: Denial of Service</title>
<synopsis>
A buffer overflow in InspIRCd allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of
Service.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">inspircd</product>
<announced>May 09, 2008</announced>
<revised>May 09, 2008: 01</revised>
<bug>215704</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="net-irc/inspircd" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">1.1.19</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">1.1.19</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>
InspIRCd (Inspire IRCd) is a modular C++ IRC daemon.
</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>
The "namesx" and "uhnames" modules do not properly validate network
input, leading to a buffer overflow.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="normal">
<p>
A remote attacker can send specially crafted IRC commands to the
server, causing a Denial of Service.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>
Unload the "uhnames" module in the InspIRCd configuration.
</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>
All InspIRCd users should upgrade to the latest version:
</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=net-irc/inspircd-1.1.19&quot;</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1925">CVE-2008-1925</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 06 May 2008 14:50:35 +0000">
rbu
</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 06 May 2008 19:30:15 +0000">
rbu
</metadata>
<metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 06 May 2008 19:30:22 +0000">
rbu
</metadata>
</glsa>