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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Misc. >> Unreal IRCd IP cloaking weakness Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Unreal IRCd IP cloaking weakness |
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checks the version of the remote ircd Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is running Unreal IRCD, a popular IRC server. The remote version of this server offers an 'IP cloaking' capability which offers to hide the IP address of the users connected to the server, in order to preserve their anonymity. There is a design error in the algorithm used by the server which may permit a possible hacker to guess the real IP address of another user of the server, by reducing the number of tries to 2,000. Solution : Upgrade to UnrealIRCD 3.2.1 Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: 10663 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2006 Tenable Network Security |
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