Vulnerability: Lack of Double-Reverse DNS Lookup in Open Projects Network IRC Daemon u2.10.05.18

CVE-2001-1488 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Open Projects Network Internet Relay Chat (IRC) daemon u2.10.05.18 does not perform a double-reverse DNS lookup, which allows remote attackers to spoof any valid hostname on the Internet. NOTE: a followup post suggests that this is not an issue in the daemon.

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