CVE-2007-6122

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-11-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The default_encrypt function in encrypt.c in IRC Services before 5.0.63, and 5.1.x before 5.1.7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long password. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Irc Services: through 5.0.62; through 5.1.7

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199897
http://lists.ircservices.za.net/pipermail/ircservices/2007/005558.html
http://lists.ircservices.za.net/pipermail/ircservices/2007/005564.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27761
http://secunia.com/advisories/28090
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-12.xml
http://www.ircservices.za.net/Changes.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26517
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3959
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38591
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199897
http://lists.ircservices.za.net/pipermail/ircservices/2007/005558.html

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