5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-1925
InspIRCd Denial of Service Buffer Overflow
Description

Buffer overflow in InspIRCd before 1.1.18, when using the namesx and uhnames modules, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a large number of channel users with crafted nicknames, idents, and long hostnames.

INFO

Published Date :

April 24, 2008, 5:05 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1925 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Inspircd inspircd
1 Inspire_ircd inspircd

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1925 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1925 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29610
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30163
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-08.xml
    Added Reference http://www.inspircd.org/bugtrack/view_bug.php?bug_id=438
    Added Reference http://www.inspircd.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2945
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/22/3
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28506
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1041/references
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41543
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:inspire_ircd:inspircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.17 OR *cpe:2.3:a:inspircd:inspircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.17
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41543 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41543 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.40 }} -0.45%

score

0.79521

percentile

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