NULL pointer dereference in dircproxy - CVE-2007-5226

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NULL pointer dereference in dircproxy - CVE-2007-5226

Published: June 25, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29269
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-5226
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
dircproxy
Software vendor:
w8tvi

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in irc_server.c in dircproxy. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via an ACTION command without a parameter, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated using a blank /me message from irssi.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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