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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2008-1501 json

The send_user_mode function in s_user.c in (1) Undernet ircu 2.10.12.12 and earlier, (2) snircd 1.3.4 and earlier, and unspecified other ir…

published 2008-03-25 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1503

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.2%
EPSS 5.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The send_user_mode function in s_user.c in (1) Undernet ircu 2.10.12.12 and earlier, (2) snircd 1.3.4 and earlier, and unspecified other ircu derivatives allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a malformed MODE command.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-5306)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-5306 Snircd 1.3.4 - 'send_user_mode' Denial of Service dos, 2008-03-24
  • lists.grok.org.uk http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-March/060906.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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