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BitchX IRC Client Malformed RPL_NAMEREPLY Message DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1857

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Description

The remote host is running a version of the BitchX IRC client (version 75p3, 1.0c16, 1.0c19, or 1.0c20cvs) that may be vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack. If a remote attacker sends a malformed RPL_NAMEREPLY numeric 353 message to a BitchX IRC client, the attacker can cause the client to crash.

Solution

Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1857

Family: IRC Clients

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:W/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:bitchx:bitchx

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-1450

BID: 6880