Buffer overflow in Bitchx
CVE-2007-4584
Stack-based buffer overflow in BitchX 1.1 Final allows remote IRC servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a MODE command, related to the p_mode variable.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.147 (96.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.147 · newest: 0.147 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Bitchx — versions 1.1-final
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/34870 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36306 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25462 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/26578 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/31180 (third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/37480 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4321 (exploit)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2994 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml (vendor-advisory)