VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-3837
Heap-based buffer overflow in HydraIRC 0.3.151 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long CTCP request message containing '%' (percent) characters.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.42%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in HydraIRC 0.3.151 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long CTCP request message containing '%' (percent) characters.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.42% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hydrairc/hydrairc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/38625
- http://www.portcullis-security.com/uplds/advisories/HydraIRC_bof-07_007.txtPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35408
- http://osvdb.org/38625
- http://www.portcullis-security.com/uplds/advisories/HydraIRC_bof-07_007.txtPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35408
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.