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CVE-2009-20007

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CVE-2009-20007

Published: Sep 16, 2025

Modified: May 15, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

Talkative

Talkative IRC

affected
0 - <= 0.4.4.16

Weaknesses (CWE)

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