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ircd-hybrid — security advisory
Integer underflow in the clean_string function in irc_string.c in (1) IRCD-hybrid 7.2.2 and 7.2.3, (2) ircd-ratbox before 2.2.9, and (3) oftc-hybrid before 1.6.8, when flatten_links is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a LINKS command.
- Products
- ircd-hybrid
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1:7.2.2.dfsg.2-6.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2009-4016
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:08 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Integer underflow in the clean_string function in irc_string.c in (1) IRCD-hybrid 7.2.2 and 7.2.3, (2) ircd-ratbox before 2.2.9, and (3) oftc-hybrid before 1.6.8, when flatten_links is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a LINKS command.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4016
ircd-hybrid
Fixed versions: 1:7.2.2.dfsg.2-6.1
ircd-hybrid
Fixed versions: 1:7.2.2.dfsg.2-6.1
Complete source record
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