Stack-based buffer overflow in artegic Dana IRC client 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application cr…

Published 18 y ago 2008-06-30 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

7.5

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

5.0%

percentile 92%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

Stack-based buffer overflow in artegic Dana IRC client 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long IRC message.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-6302 Dana IRC 1.4a - Remote Buffer Overflow · remote · 2008-08-25
EDB-5817 Dana IRC 1.3 - Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) · dos · 2008-06-14

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	7.5	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

secunia.com /advisories/30681 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/29724 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
exploit-db.com /exploits/5817 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/43112 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2008-2922
NVD: CVE-2008-2922

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