{"id":"CVE-2001-0050","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"Buffer overflow in BitchX IRC client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via an IP address that resolves to a long DNS host","description":"Buffer overflow in BitchX IRC client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via an IP address that resolves to a long DNS hostname or domain name.","publishedAt":"2001-05-07T04:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2024-08-08T04:06:55.353Z","severity":null,"assigner":"mitre","products":["n/a n/a"],"affected":[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0086.html","http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0081.html","http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000364","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2087","http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2000/MDKSA-2000-079.php3","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5701","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-126.html"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T19:26:31.213Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2001/0xxx/CVE-2001-0050.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2001-0050","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2001-05-07T04:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-08T04:06:55.353Z","assignerShortName":"mitre","assignerOrgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","dateReserved":"2001-02-01T00:00:00.000Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Buffer overflow in BitchX IRC client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via an IP address that resolves to a long DNS hostname or domain name."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:78.bitchx.v1.1.asc","name":"FreeBSD-SA-00:78","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_FREEBSD"]},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0086.html","name":"20001207 bitchx/ircd DNS overflow demonstration","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"]},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0081.html","name":"20001207 BitchX DNS Overflow Patch","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"]},{"url":"http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000364","name":"CLA-2000:364","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_CONECTIVA"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2087","name":"2087","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID"]},{"url":"http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2000/MDKSA-2000-079.php3","name":"MDKSA-2000:079","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_MANDRAKE"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5701","name":"irc-bitchx-dns-bo(5701)","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF"]},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-126.html","name":"RHSA-2000:126","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_REDHAT"]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"mitre","dateUpdated":"2004-09-02T09:00:00.000Z","orgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca"},"datePublic":"2000-12-07T00:00:00.000Z","x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"cve@mitre.org","ID":"CVE-2001-0050","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"Buffer overflow in BitchX IRC client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via an IP address that resolves to a long DNS hostname or domain name."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"FreeBSD-SA-00:78","refsource":"FREEBSD","url":"ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:78.bitchx.v1.1.asc"},{"name":"20001207 bitchx/ircd DNS overflow demonstration","refsource":"BUGTRAQ","url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0086.html"},{"name":"20001207 BitchX DNS Overflow Patch","refsource":"BUGTRAQ","url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0081.html"},{"name":"CLA-2000:364","refsource":"CONECTIVA","url":"http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000364"},{"name":"2087","refsource":"BID","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2087"},{"name":"MDKSA-2000:079","refsource":"MANDRAKE","url":"http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2000/MDKSA-2000-079.php3"},{"name":"irc-bitchx-dns-bo(5701)","refsource":"XF","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5701"},{"name":"RHSA-2000:126","refsource":"REDHAT","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-126.html"}]}}},"adp":[{"title":"CVE Program Container","references":[{"url":"ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:78.bitchx.v1.1.asc","name":"FreeBSD-SA-00:78","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_FREEBSD","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0086.html","name":"20001207 bitchx/ircd DNS overflow demonstration","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0081.html","name":"20001207 BitchX DNS Overflow Patch","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000364","name":"CLA-2000:364","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_CONECTIVA","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2087","name":"2087","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2000/MDKSA-2000-079.php3","name":"MDKSA-2000:079","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_MANDRAKE","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5701","name":"irc-bitchx-dns-bo(5701)","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-126.html","name":"RHSA-2000:126","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_REDHAT","x_transferred"]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CVE","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","dateUpdated":"2024-08-08T04:06:55.353Z"}}]}}}