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Status published
Medium
CVE-2013-0238
The try_parse_v4_netmask function in hostmask.c in IRCD-Hybrid before 8.0.6 does...
Vulnerability Description
The try_parse_v4_netmask function in hostmask.c in IRCD-Hybrid before 8.0.6 does not properly validate masks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a mask that causes a negative number to be parsed.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2618
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52106
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/8
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:093
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57610
- http://svn.ircd-hybrid.org:8000/viewcvs.cgi/ircd-hybrid/trunk/src/hostmask.c?r1=1786&r2=1785&pathrev=1786
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51948
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81695
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0055
- http://osvdb.org/89623
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24951
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=699267
Affected Vendor
ircd-hybrid
View all reports →Affected Software
ircd-hybrid
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 8.0.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 13th, 2013
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.