Vulnerability in Eggheads Eggdrop
CVE-2009-1789
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.
EPSS: 0.085 (94.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Eggheads Eggdrop — versions 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2
- Eggheads Eggdrop_irc_bot
- Philip_moore Windrop — versions 1.4.4, 1.4.6, 1.5.4
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1789?
- CVE-2009-1789 is a vulnerability in Eggheads Eggdrop. Published 2009-05-26.
- Is CVE-2009-1789 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.