CVE-2005-0199
Integer underflow in the Lists_MakeMask() function in lists.c in ngIRCd before 0.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long MODE line that causes an incorrect length…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Integer underflow in the Lists_MakeMask() function in lists.c in ngIRCd before 0.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long MODE line that causes an incorrect length calculation, which leads to a buffer overflow.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 18.77% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 January 2005
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-191
- Affected
- barton/ngircd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 18.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://arthur.ath.cx/pipermail/ngircd-ml/2005-January/000228.htmlBroken Link, Patch
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79705Issue Tracking
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14056Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14059Broken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013047Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-40.xmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12397Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19143Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://arthur.ath.cx/pipermail/ngircd-ml/2005-January/000228.htmlBroken Link, Patch
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79705Issue Tracking
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14056Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14059Broken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013047Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-40.xmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12397Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19143Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.