CHAT: Ratbox IRCd 'm_capab.c' Denial of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Ratbox IRCd. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.
Extended Description
modules/m_capab.c in (1) ircd-ratbox before 3.0.8 and (2) Charybdis before 3.4.2 does not properly support capability negotiation during server handshakes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a malformed request.
Affected Products
Ircd-ratbox ircd-ratbox
Short Name
CHAT:IRC:RATBOX-MCAPAB-DOS
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
CHAT
Keywords
'm_capab.c' CVE-2012-6084 Denial IRCd Ratbox Service bid:57085 of
Release Date
02/20/2013
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Ircd-ratbox
Ratbox
CVSS Score
5.0