Solanum before commit 2ea1382 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in ms_kill() that allows malicious linked servers to corrupt memory by sending an overlong kill reason. Attackers controlling a rogue or compromised peer server can send a reason exceeding KILLLEN that overflows a static 512-byte buffer, crashing the ircd or potentially achieving remote code execution.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
solanum-ircd solanum unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 2ea1382e4262b212a91034258c466f0f6754cd61

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https://github.com/solanum-ircd/solanum cve-icon
https://github.com/solanum-ircd/solanum/blob/7bc7e34c04711247b932666e19ae900cba884540/modules/core/m_kill.c#L277 cve-icon
https://github.com/solanum-ircd/solanum/commit/2ea1382e4262b212a91034258c466f0f6754cd61 cve-icon
https://github.com/solanum-ircd/solanum/pull/550 cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/solanum-before-commit-2ea1382-buffer-overflow-via-server-to-server-kill-handler cve-icon
History

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description Solanum before commit 2ea1382 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in ms_kill() that allows malicious linked servers to corrupt memory by sending an overlong kill reason. Attackers controlling a rogue or compromised peer server can send a reason exceeding KILLLEN that overflows a static 512-byte buffer, crashing the ircd or potentially achieving remote code execution.
Title Solanum before commit 2ea1382 Buffer Overflow via Server-to-Server KILL Handler
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T16:26:54.889Z

Reserved: 2026-11-03T16:19:16.085Z

Link: CVE-2026-121603

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