Buffer overflow in Ircd-Ratbox
CVE-2015-5290
A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in ircd-ratbox 3.0.9 in the MONITOR Command Handler.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ircd-Ratbox — versions 3.0.9
- Ratbox Ircd-Ratbox — versions 3.0.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/11/1 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/12/1 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/skyhighwings/CVE-2015-5290 (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5290?
- CVE-2015-5290 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ircd-Ratbox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-12-26.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5290?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-5290 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.