Ratbox IRC Daemon (aka ircd-ratbox) 2.2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Ratbox IRC Daemon (aka ircd-ratbox) 2.2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by making many requests from a single client.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01707 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ircd-ratbox:ircd-ratbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.2.5 | Vulnerable | ircd-ratbox |
- cpe:2.3:a:ircd-ratbox:ircd-ratbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·ircd-ratbox
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-2786
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6hq-hjpv-xp97
References
More Ircd-ratbox vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-03808 Integer underflow in the clean_string function in irc_string.c in (1) IRCD-hybrid 7.2.2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2004-00546 Non-registered IRC users using (1) ircd-hybrid 7.0.1 and earlier, (2) ircd-ratbox 1.5.1… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2012-05048 modules/m_capab.c in (1) ircd-ratbox before 3.0.8 and (2) Charybdis before 3.4.2 does not… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2010-00287 cache.c in ircd-ratbox before 2.2.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2007-2786 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-2786 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c6hq-hjpv-xp97 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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