Description
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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-07/0042.html ↗
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0105.html ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-042.html ↗
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-022.0.txt ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1436 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4897 ↗
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0026.html ↗
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0098.html ↗
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2000-q3/0018.html ↗