CVE-2004-1052

Description

Buffer overflow in the getnickuserhost function in BNC 2.8.9, and possibly other versions, allows remote IRC servers to execute arbitrary code via an IRC server response that contains many (1) ! (exclamation) or (2) @ (at sign) characters.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.47% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.lss.hr/en/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2004-11-03
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110011817627839&w=2	mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-595	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/13149/	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18013	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11647	vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1052?: CVE-2004-1052 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1052?: To fix CVE-2004-1052, 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-2004-1052 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1052 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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