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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-2271

Buffer overflow in BigFun 1.51b IRC client, when the Direct Client Connection (DCC) option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.22%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Buffer overflow in BigFun 1.51b IRC client, when the Direct Client Connection (DCC) option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
1.22% probability · 67th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
bigfun/bigfun
Source
cve@mitre.org

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