CVE-2006-6811
Published: 29 December 2006
KsIRC 1.3.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long PRIVMSG string when connecting to an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server, which causes an assertion failure and results in a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: this issue was originally reported as a buffer overflow.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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kdenetwork Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Released
(3.5.2-0ubuntu6.3)
|
edgy |
Released
(3.5.5-0ubuntu1.1)
|
|
feisty |
Released
(3.5.6-0ubuntu9)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 6.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |