Vulnerability · Published Mar 30, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-29376
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the ircii package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.3% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.3%top 16.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ircII before 20210314 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and client crash, disconnecting the victim from an IRC server) via a crafted CTCP UTC message.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | ircii | 20210314-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-29376 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ircii | 20210314-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-29376 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ircii | 20210314-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-29376 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ircii | 20210314-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-29376 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ircii | 20210314-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-29376 |
| Debian:12 | ircii | 20210314-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29376 |
| Debian:13 | ircii | 20210314-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29376 |
| Debian:14 | ircii | 20210314-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29376 |
| Debian:12 | scrollz | 2.2.3-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29376 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ircii | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29376 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ircii | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29376 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ircii | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29376 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ircii | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29376 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ircii | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29376 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/24/2 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.eterna.com.au/ircii/ x_refsource_MISC
- [oss-security] 20210330 Re: Remote DoS Vulnerability in bitchx, ircii < 20210314 and scrollz mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210821 [SECURITY] [DLA 2746-1] scrollz security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210822 [SECURITY] [DLA 2747-1] ircii security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST