CVE-2009-4016
N/A
Published: February 4, 2010 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsIrcd RatboxIrcd HybridOftc Hybrid
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
Integer underflow in the clean_string function in irc_string.c in (1) IRCD-hybrid 7.2.2 and 7.2.3, (2) ircd-ratbox before 2.2.9, and (3) oftc-hybrid before 1.6.8, when flatten_links is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a LINKS command.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (10)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.ratbox.org/pipermail/ircd-ratbox/2010-January/000891.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/38210Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/38381Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/38382Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/38383x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/ircd-hybrid/ircd-hybrid_7.2.2.dfsg.2-4+lenny1.diff.gzx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://svn.ircd-hybrid.org:8000/viewcvs.cgi?rev=1044&view=revx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://trac.oftc.net/projects/oftc-hybrid/browser/tags/oftc-hybrid-1.6.8/RELNOTESQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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