CVE-2000-0594
BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invite to a channel whose name includes special formatting characters.
- EPSS
- 9.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 95% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- caldera:openlinux_desktop
- caldera:openlinux_ebuilder
- caldera:openlinux_edesktop
- caldera:openlinux_eserver
- freebsd:freebsd
- mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0026.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0098.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0105.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-07/0042.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2000-q3/0018.html