VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0741
psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource exhaustion) by sending a PASS command with a long password argument and quickly killing the connection, which is not properly terminated by psyBNC.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 7.99%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.99%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource exhaustion) by sending a PASS command with a long password argument and quickly killing the connection, which is not properly terminated by psyBNC.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.99% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- psychoid/psybnc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0322.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/269131
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8912.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4570Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0322.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/269131
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8912.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4570Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.