CVE-1999-0939

Medium

Published: 26/08/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

1.07%

61th percentile - higher than 61% of all known CVEs

CVE-1999-0939 affects the IRC Epic/epic4 client in Debian, which is vulnerable to a denial of service (DoS) attack via a long string.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the IRC client, potentially leading to communication breakdown within the organization.

It is recommended to update the IRC Epic/epic4 client to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Denial of service in Debian IRC Epic/epic4 client via a long string.