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CVE-2000-05941 exploit

BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an i…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.9%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invite to a channel whose name includes special formatting characters.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

9.87% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20060 BitchX IRC Client 75p1/75p3/1.0 c16 - '/INVITE' Format String · remote · 2000-07-05

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/freebsd/2000-07/0042.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FREEBSD, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0105.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2000-042.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • calderasystems.com /support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-022.0.txt · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CALDERA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/1436 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/4897 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0026.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0098.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/vuln-dev/2000-q3/0018.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_VULN-DEV, x_transferred

Sources

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