9.3crit
CVE-2009-20007
Talkative IRC v0.4.4.16 Response Buffer Overflow
Published 13 mo ago · modified 36 d ago · JSON
CVSS
9.3
v4.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Talkative IRC v0.4.4.16 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing specially crafted response strings sent to a connected client. An attacker can exploit this flaw by sending an overly long message that overflows a fixed-length buffer, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the vulnerable process. This vulnerability is exploitable remotely and does not require authentication.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 13 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- Talkative Talkative IRC
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
References
- raw.githubusercontent.com /rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/talkative_response.rb · exploit
- exploit-db.com /exploits/8227 · exploit
- exploit-db.com /exploits/16459 · exploit
- zeroscience.mk /en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2009-4909.php · technical-description, exploit
- web.archive.org /web/20090116203306/http://www.talkative-irc.com/ · product
- vulncheck.com /advisories/talkative-irc-response-buffer-overflow · third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2009-20007
- NVD: CVE-2009-20007
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