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sircd
by:
SecurityFocus
8.8
CVSS
HIGH
Privilege Escalation
264
CWE
Product Name: sircd
Affected Version From: Unknown
Affected Version To: Unknown
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2002-0392
CPE: o:sirc:sircd
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Unknown
2002

sircd Privilege Escalation

sircd is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows any user logged on to the sircd server to set their usermode to +o, or operator mode. This allows the attacker to hijack IRC channels or impersonate users, which may aid in further attacks against the target server.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of sircd.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9097/info

sircd has been reported prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. It has been reported that any user logged on to the sircd server, may set their usermode to +o, or operator mode.

An attacker may exploit this condition to hijack IRC channels or impersonate users, these privileges may aid the attacker in further attacks launched against the target server. 

MODE <nick> +o