CVE-2013-7384
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnrealIRCd 3.2.10 before 3.2.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via unspecified vectors, related to SSL. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2013-6413 per ADT2 due to different vulnerability types.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUnrealIRCd 3.2.10 before 3.2.10.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in its SSL-related code that can be triggered remotely, causing the IRC daemon to crash and result in a denial of service.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.2.10= 3.2.10.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check UnrealIRCd versionRun `unrealircd -version` or examine the version string displayed in the IRC server banner when connecting to the serverAffected if Version displayed is 3.2.10 or 3.2.10.1
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Verify SSL/TLS support is enabledExamine the UnrealIRCd configuration file (unrealircd.conf) for SSL listen blocks or TLS settings, or check for SSL-related modules loadedAffected if SSL/TLS support is enabled and the version is 3.2.10 or 3.2.10.1
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Confirm patch level against fixed releaseCompare your installed version to the fixed release 3.2.10.2 - any version below this lacks the NULL pointer validation fixAffected if Installed version is below 3.2.10.2 and SSL is in use
If the server runs UnrealIRCd version 3.2.10 or 3.2.10.1 with SSL/TLS support enabled, the server is vulnerable to remote crash via NULL pointer dereference.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade UnrealIRCd to version 3.2.10.2 or later to obtain the patch that adds proper NULL pointer validation in the SSL handling code.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-7384 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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