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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2003-1377

Buffer overflow in the reverse DNS lookup of Smart IRC Daemon (SIRCD) 0.4.0 and 0.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a client with a long hostname.

HIGH 8.3EPSS 2.88%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Buffer overflow in the reverse DNS lookup of Smart IRC Daemon (SIRCD) 0.4.0 and 0.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a client with a long hostname.

CVSS 2.0
8.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
EPSS
2.88% probability · 86th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
sircd/sircd
Source
cve@mitre.org

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