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CVE-2023-50784

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-12-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-120

Description

A buffer overflow in websockets in UnrealIRCd 6.1.0 through 6.1.3 before 6.1.4 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the server by sending an oversized packet (if a websocket port is open). Remote code execution might be possible on some uncommon, older platforms.

Affected products

• UnrealIRCd: from 6.1.0 before 6.1.4 — fixed in 6.1.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: UnrealIRCd 6.1.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://forums.unrealircd.org/viewtopic.php?t=9340
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BV6TFYPQOKYRGPEAKOWSO6PSCBV6LUR3/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZT7QU4FCQBHYOYVD7FW5QAWNAQCSGLA/
• https://www.unrealircd.org/index/news
• https://forums.unrealircd.org/viewtopic.php?t=9340
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BV6TFYPQOKYRGPEAKOWSO6PSCBV6LUR3/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZT7QU4FCQBHYOYVD7FW5QAWNAQCSGLA/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BV6TFYPQOKYRGPEAKOWSO6PSCBV6LUR3/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZT7QU4FCQBHYOYVD7FW5QAWNAQCSGLA/
• https://www.unrealircd.org/index/news

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