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Re: UnrealIRCd 6.2.7 released & hot-patch to fix security issues for existing installations

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Part of a story covered by 2 sourcesUnrealIRCd 6.2.7 release and hot-patch fix security issues, including MITM command injection in STARTTLS S2S upgradeMerged summary & timeline
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UnrealIRCd 6.2.7 hot-patch fixes a minor MITM command injection in STARTTLS S2S upgrade, flagged as LLM-reported.

Sam James points to an UnrealIRCd commit fixing a command injection during STARTTLS upgrade in server-to-server links, exploitable only via man-in-the-middle position. He characterizes it as uninteresting and cites it as an example of the typical shape of LLM-reported vulnerability findings.

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  • Fix addresses MITM command injection in STARTTLS S2S upgrade
  • Issue rated uninteresting by the reviewer
  • Cited as example of LLM-generated vulnerability report patterns
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sha1072558bc1a539e9936584647df51fb1797c982b0mes writes: https://github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd/commit/072558bc1a539e9936584647df51fb1797c982b0. It's a great example of the shape of many LLM-reported (I'

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Posted by Sam James on Sep 12 Sam James writes: https://github. com/unrealircd/unrealircd/commit/072558bc1a539e9936584647df51fb1797c982b0. It's a great example of the shape of many LLM-reported (I'm assuming) vulnerabilities: """ Fix uninteresting MITM command injection in STARTTLS upgrade in S2S.

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