BitchX IRC Client up to 1.0c16 Invite denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in BitchX IRC Client up to 1.0c16. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Invite Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2000-0594. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in BitchX IRC Client up to 1.0c16 (Chat Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Invite Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 07/04/2000 by LINUX with Developer (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0594. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4897), Exploit-DB (20060) and SecurityFocus (BID 1436†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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07/05/2000 +1 days 🔍
06/25/2014 +5103 days 🔍
12/09/2024 +3820 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: LINUX
Organization: Developer
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0594 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0594
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15733
X-Force: 4897 - BitchX IRC client invite denial of service
SecurityFocus: 1436 - BitchX IRC Client "/INVITE" Format String Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 14:57
Updated: 12/09/2024 01:50
Changes: 06/25/2014 14:57 (58), 04/06/2019 00:13 (2), 12/09/2024 01:50 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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