TI-2008-01849 Aliases CVE-2008-1925 GHSA-qcpx-4xgf-735p

Buffer overflow in InspIRCd before 1.1.18, when using the namesx and uhnames modules…

LOW 27CWE-119Published 2008-04-23 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in InspIRCd before 1.1.18, when using the namesx and uhnames modules, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a large number of channel users with crafted nicknames, idents, and long hostnames.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02276 83rd 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:inspircd:inspircd::::::::	up to 1.1.17	Vulnerable	Inspircd

cpe:2.3:a:inspircd:inspircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.17 Vulnerable ·Inspircd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1925
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qcpx-4xgf-735p

References

Advisory 1

GLSA-200805-08

Other 4

TI-2015-05592 Buffer underflow vulnerability in the Debian inspircd package before 2.0.5-1+deb7u1 for… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2012-05398 inspircd in Debian before 2.0.7 does not properly handle unsigned integers. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2015-07153 The DNS::GetResult function in dns.cpp in InspIRCd before 2.0.19 allows remote DNS… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
TI-2012-01620 Heap-based buffer overflow in dns.cpp in InspIRCd 2.0.5 might allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2020-15503 An issue was discovered in InspIRCd 2 before 2.0.29 and 3 before 3.6.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2019-15131 An issue was discovered in InspIRCd 2 before 2.0.28 and 3 before 3.3.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

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Sources

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