PT-2003-1011 · Ircii+2 · Ircii+2
Timo Sirainen
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Published
2003-05-22
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Updated
2016-10-18
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CVE-2003-0323
CVSS v2.0
7.5
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
ircII version 20020912
epic4 (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue involves multiple buffer overflows in the ircII software, potentially allowing remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This is due to improper handling of responses by various functions, including
ctcp buffer, cannot join channel, status make printable for Statusbar drawing, and create server list. Additionally, there are multiple vulnerabilities in the epic4 package of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that can be exploited remotely, potentially leading to breaches of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information.Recommendations
For ircII version 20020912, consider disabling the
my strcat function or restricting its use until a patch is available.
For epic4, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Debian
Epic4
Ircii