CVE-2003-0328
EPIC IRC Client (EPIC4) pre2.002, pre2.003, and possibly later versions, allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a CTCP request from a large nickname, which causes an incorrect…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
EPIC IRC Client (EPIC4) pre2.002, pre2.003, and possibly later versions, allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a CTCP request from a large nickname, which causes an incorrect length calculation.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.62% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- epic/epic4
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.prbh.org/pub/epic/patches/alloca_underrun-patch-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-306
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-399
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-342.html
- ftp://ftp.prbh.org/pub/epic/patches/alloca_underrun-patch-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-306
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-399
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-342.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.