CVE-2021-29376 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ircII versions prior to 20210314, affecting Debian and Eterna distributions. An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash a vulnerable client and disconnect them from an IRC server by sending a specially crafted CTCP UTC message. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 20210314CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eterna:ircii:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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