{"id":"CVE-2023-50784","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-50784","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T02:10:24.085Z","title":"A buffer overflow in websockets in UnrealIRCd 6.1.0 through 6.1.3 before 6.1.4 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the server by sending an oversized packet (if a websocket port is open).","description":"A buffer overflow in websockets in UnrealIRCd 6.1.0 through 6.1.3 before 6.1.4 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the server by sending an oversized packet (if a websocket port is open). Remote code execution might be possible on some uncommon, older platforms.","published":"2023-12-16T23:15:41.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T06:39:59.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-120"],"affected":["unrealircd/unrealircd"],"epss":{"score":0.01906,"percentile":0.79593,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://forums.unrealircd.org/viewtopic.php?t=9340","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BV6TFYPQOKYRGPEAKOWSO6PSCBV6LUR3/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZT7QU4FCQBHYOYVD7FW5QAWNAQCSGLA/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.unrealircd.org/index/news","tags":["Product"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://forums.unrealircd.org/viewtopic.php?t=9340","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BV6TFYPQOKYRGPEAKOWSO6PSCBV6LUR3/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZT7QU4FCQBHYOYVD7FW5QAWNAQCSGLA/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BV6TFYPQOKYRGPEAKOWSO6PSCBV6LUR3/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZT7QU4FCQBHYOYVD7FW5QAWNAQCSGLA/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.unrealircd.org/index/news","tags":["Product"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50784","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}