Signature Detail
Short Name |
HTTP:MISC:HYDRA-IRC-DOS |
|---|---|
Severity |
Medium |
Recommended |
No |
Category |
HTTP |
Keywords |
HydraIRC Remote Denial Of Service |
Release Date |
2012/12/16 |
Update Number |
2211 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
HTTP: HydraIRC Remote Denial Of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against HydraIRC. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.
Extended Description
HydraIRC is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because the application fails to validate user-supplied data. An attacker may exploit this issue crash the application, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. This issue affects HydraIRC 0.3.164 and prior versions.
Affected Products
- HydraIRC 0.3.164
References
- BugTraq: 30523
- CVE: CVE-2008-3578