CVE-2014-5508

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-09-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the HelpServ module (mod-helpserv.c) in srvx 1.3.1 allow remote authenticated IRCops or HelpServ bot managers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large value in the EmptyInterval parameter or certain other interval configurations.

Affected products

Srvx: 1.3.1

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/28/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/30/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69454
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/28/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/30/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69454

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