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CVE-2000-0594
Published: Oct 13, 2000
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
FreeBSD-SA-00:32
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FREEBSD
20000707 BitchX update
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
RHSA-2000:042
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
CSSA-2000-022.0
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_CALDERA
1436
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
irc-bitchx-invite-dos(4897)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
20000704 BitchX exploit possibly waiting to happen, certain DoS
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
20000707 CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - BitchX
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
20000704 BitchX /ignore bug
mailing-list
x_refsource_VULN-DEV
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