# CVE-2007-4404: ircu 2.10.12.01 allows remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (flood wallops) by joining two channels with certain long names tha

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-08-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

ircu 2.10.12.01 allows remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (flood wallops) by joining two channels with certain long names that differ in the final character, which triggers a protocol violation and (2) cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a "J 0:#channel" message on a channel without an apass; and (3) allows remote authenticated operators to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a remote "names -D" command.

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## References

- http://osvdb.org/46710
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3031
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476285/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35984
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35987
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35986
- http://osvdb.org/46711
- http://osvdb.org/46712
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25285

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