mIRC 6.1 - 'DCC SEND' Buffer Overflow (1)

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8818/info A vulnerability has been reported to exist in the mIRC client that may allow a remote attacker to crash a vulnerable mIRC client. The condition is most likely present due to insufficient boundary checking performed on 'DCC SEND' requests. It has...

CVE-2001-1056

The CVE affects the ip_masq_irc IP masquerading module 2.2. A remote attacker can bypass firewall restrictions by inducing the target to send a DCC SEND to a malicious server listening on port 6667, which may cause the module to treat that traffic as valid and permit the connection to the port sp...

CVE-2001-1056

IRC DCC helper in the ipmasqirc IP masquerading module 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended firewall restrictions by causing the target system to send a "DCC SEND" request to a malicious server which listens on port 6667, which may cause the module to believe that the traffic is a valid...

CVE-2001-1056: Undefined Security Weakness

IRC DCC helper in the ipmasqirc IP masquerading module 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended firewall restrictions by causing the target system to send a "DCC SEND" request to a malicious server which listens on port 6667, which may cause the module to believe that the traffic is a valid...

CVE-2001-1056

IRC DCC helper in the ipmasqirc IP masquerading module 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended firewall restrictions by causing the target system to send a "DCC SEND" request to a malicious server which listens on port 6667, which may cause the module to believe that the traffic is a valid...