Vulnerability in Bitchx

CVE-2007-3360

hook.c in BitchX 1.1-final allows remote IRC servers to execute arbitrary commands by sending a client certain data containing NICK and EXEC strings, which exceeds the bounds of a hash table, and injects an EXEC hook function that receives and executes shell commands.

EPSS: 0.075 (93.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Bitchx — versions 1.1-final
  • N/a — versions n/a

References