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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.085 (94.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.085 · newest: 0.085 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Eggheads Eggdrop — versions 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2
- Eggheads Eggdrop Irc Bot
- Philip Moore Windrop — versions 1.6.19+ctcpfix, 1.6.13, 1.6.7
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50547 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/35104 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/54460 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503574 (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1340 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01337.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8695 (exploit)
- cvs.eggheads.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi/eggdrop1.6/doc/Changes1.6 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/35690 (third-party-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-05/0129.html (mailing-list)
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.