CVE-2013-5580
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The (1) Conn_StartLogin and (2) cb_Read_Resolver_Result functions in conn.c in ngIRCd 18 through 20.2, when the configuration option NoticeAuth is enabled, does not properly handle the return code for the Handle_Write function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and server crash) via unspecified vectors, related to a "notice auth" message not being sent to a new client.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (7)
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references (23)
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- http://arthur.barton.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=ngircd.git;a=commit;h=309122017ebc6fff039a7cab1b82f632853d82d5cnnvd
- http://arthur.barton.de/pipermail/ngircd-ml/2013-August/000645.htmlcnnvd
- http://freecode.com/projects/ngircd/releases/357245cnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115047.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115077.htmlcnnvd
- http://osvdb.org/96590cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54567cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62004cnnvd
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