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Dana.IRC.Buffer.Overflow

Release Date

Aug 18, 2009

Severity

high

Impact

System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.

Description

This indicates an attack attempt against a buffer-overflow vulnerability in Dana IRC client.

The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handles a specially crafted packet. It allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Affected Products

Dana IRC Client version 1.3

Recommended Actions

Update to the latest version.

Coverage

IPS
VCM

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

CVE-2008-2922

Reference/s

http://milw0rm.org/exploits/5817

Reference: VID-17608