CVE-2003-0323

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in ircII 20020912 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via responses that are not properly fed to the my_strcat function by (1) ctcp_buffer, (2) cannot_join_channel, (3) status_make_printable for Statusbar drawing, (4) create_server_list, and possibly other functions.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.01% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-298	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7098	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-291	patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104766521328322&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104808915402926&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0323?: CVE-2003-0323 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0323?: To fix CVE-2003-0323, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0323 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0323 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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