Vulnerability Description
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.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Kde | Ksirc | 1.3.12 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 5.10 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://osvdb.org/33443Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-26.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017453Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&trace=0&type=security&ID=8468Broken Link
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20070109-1.txtThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:009Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456379/100/0/threadedBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21790Broken LinkExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-409-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5199Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31134Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-922Broken Link
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3023ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://osvdb.org/33443Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-26.xmlThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2006-6811?
CVE-2006-6811 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). 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 result...
How severe is CVE-2006-6811?
CVE-2006-6811 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2006-6811?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Kde Ksirc, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.