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CVE-2001-1056

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2001-07-30 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

IRC DCC helper in the ip_masq_irc IP masquerading module 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended firewall restrictions by causing the target system to send a "DCC SEND" request to a malicious server which listens on port 6667, which may cause the module to believe that the traffic is a valid request and allow the connection to the port specified in the DCC SEND request.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References