CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0183

Medium
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
7.48%

94th percentile - higher than 94% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in the ircII 4.4 IRC client allows remote attackers to execute commands via the DCC chat capability.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can remotely take control of the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the ircII client to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in ircII 4.4 IRC client allows remote attackers to execute commands via the DCC chat capability.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS