Description
mod/server.mod/servmsg.c in Eggheads Eggdrop and Windrop 1.6.19 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PRIVMSG that causes an empty string to trigger a negative string length copy. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-2807.
Published: 2009-05-26
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 14.2% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1826-1 New eggdrop packages fix several vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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Eggheads Eggdrop Eggdrop Irc Bot
Philip Moore Windrop
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:27:54.421Z

Reserved: 2009-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-1789

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-05-26T16:30:02.967

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-1789

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-05-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-1789 - Bugzilla

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