CVE-2003-0321

critical

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in BitchX IRC client 1.0-0c19 and earlier allow remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long hostnames, nicknames, or channel names, which are not properly handled by the functions (1) send_ctcp, (2) cannot_join_channel, (3) cluster, (4) BX_compress_modes, (5) handle_oper_vision, and (6) ban_it.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7100

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7099

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7097

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7096

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-306

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/ircii-pana/ircii-pana_1.0-0c16-2.1.diff.gz

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104852615211913&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104766521328322&w=2

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000655

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-06-09

Updated: 2016-10-18

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical