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FreeBSD: VID-53E9EFA1-4BE7-11EB-8558-3085A9A47796: InspIRCd websocket module double free vulnerability

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FreeBSD: VID-53E9EFA1-4BE7-11EB-8558-3085A9A47796: InspIRCd websocket module double free vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/01/2020
Created
01/05/2021
Added
01/01/2021
Modified
01/01/2021

Description

The InspIRCd development team reports:

The websocket module before v3.8.1 contains a double free

vulnerability. When combined with a HTTP reverse proxy this

vulnerability can be used by any user who is [GKZ]-lined to remotely

crash an InspIRCd server.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-inspircd

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