SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2000-0594

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.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 9.87%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (9.87%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
9.87% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
caldera/openlinux desktop · caldera/openlinux ebuilder · caldera/openlinux edesktop · caldera/openlinux eserver · freebsd/freebsd · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.