ngIRCd < 0.8.3 Log_Resolver() Remote Format String Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2591

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote host is running a version of the ngIRCd service that may
be vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the way the server handles user-supplied data which is passed to syslog().

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.8.3 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 2591

Family: Generic

Published: 2/4/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 16310

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ngircd:ngircd

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0226

BID: 12434

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