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TI-2017-04194 Aliases CVE-2017-6384GHSA-qc7h-hr54-rxwh

Memory leak in the login_user function in saslserv/main.c in saslserv/main.so in Atheme…

Priority LOW 37CWE-772Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-772.

Summary

Memory leak in the login_user function in saslserv/main.c in saslserv/main.so in Atheme 7.2.7 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to consume memory and cause a denial of service. This is fixed in 7.2.8.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01959 80th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:atheme:atheme:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.7VulnerableAtheme
  • cpe:2.3:a:atheme:atheme:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.7 Vulnerable ·Atheme

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6384
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc7h-hr54-rxwh

References

  • TI-2022-08770 Atheme IRC Services before 7.2.12, when used in conjunction with InspIRCd, allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-18288 Atheme 7.2.12 contains a memory leak vulnerability in /atheme/src/crypto-benchmark/main.c. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-03851 Buffer overflow in the xmlrpc_char_encode function in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-07952 modules/chanserv/flags.c in Atheme before 7.2.7 allows remote attackers to modify the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2012-01368 The myuser_delete function in libathemecore/account.c in Atheme 5.x before 5.2.7, 6.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0

Sources