CVE-2009-1789
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:May 26, 2009
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:May 26, 2009
EPSS Score:0.14219
CVSS Score:4.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Eggheads
Product
Eggdrop
Eggheads
Eggdrop
Vendor
Eggheads
Product
Eggdrop Irc Bot
Eggheads
Eggdrop Irc Bot
Vendor
Philip Moore
Product
Windrop
Philip Moore
Windrop
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
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High
