CVE-2008-1501 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Undernet ircu 2.10.12.12 and earlier, snircd 1.3.4 and earlier, and other ircu derivatives. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can crash the IRC daemon by sending a specially crafted MODE command to the send_user_mode function. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a partial availability impact. While not observed in active exploitation and not on the CISA KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-5306) exists, though there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.10.12.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ircu:ircu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quakenet:snircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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