WircSrv IRC Server 5.07s denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WircSrv IRC Server 5.07s. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0661. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WircSrv IRC Server 5.07s (Chat Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

WircSrv IRC Server 5.07s allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long string to the server port.

The weakness was shared 07/10/2000 by Ussr Labs as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0661. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38036 (WircSrv IRC Server Denial of Service Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 973.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4914), SecurityFocus (BID 1448†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5363†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 973
Snort Message: SERVER-IIS *.idc attempt
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Timelineinfo

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09/12/2004 +1525 days 🔍
06/25/2014 +3573 days 🔍
10/13/2025 +4128 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Ussr Labs
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0661 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0661
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15749
X-Force: 4914 - WircSrv character flood denial of service
SecurityFocus: 1448 - WircSrv IRC Server Character Flood Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5363 - DoS in WircSrv IRC Server 5.0.7s via Buffer Overflow Over Port 6667, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 15:19
Updated: 10/13/2025 04:03
Changes: 06/25/2014 15:19 (63), 05/24/2019 17:57 (1), 10/13/2025 04:03 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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