ALT-PU-2015-1839-1

CVE-2009-1789

MEDIUM4.3

mod/server.mod/servmsg.c in Eggheads Eggdrop and Windrop 1.6.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PRIVMSG that causes an empty string to trigger a negative string length copy. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-2807.

Published: 2009-05-26Modified: 2026-04-23

CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-05/0129.html
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=528778
http://cvs.eggheads.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/eggdrop1.6/doc/Changes1.6?revision=1.20&view=markup
http://osvdb.org/54460
http://secunia.com/advisories/35104
http://secunia.com/advisories/35158
http://secunia.com/advisories/35690
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1826
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:126
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503574
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34985
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1340
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50547
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8695
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01333.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01337.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-05/0129.html
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=528778
http://cvs.eggheads.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/eggdrop1.6/doc/Changes1.6?revision=1.20&view=markup
http://osvdb.org/54460
http://secunia.com/advisories/35104
http://secunia.com/advisories/35158
http://secunia.com/advisories/35690
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1826
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:126
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503574
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34985
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1340
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50547
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8695
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01333.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01337.html

Package update eggdrop in branch sisyphus

Closed issues (1)

mod/server.mod/servmsg.c in Eggheads Eggdrop and Windrop 1.6.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PRIVMSG that causes an empty string to trigger a negative string length copy. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-2807.