CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0324

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflows in EPIC IRC Client (EPIC4) version 1.0.1 allow remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long replies not properly handled by the userhost_cmd_returned function or Statusbar capability.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to remotely crash the application or execute malicious code, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update EPIC IRC Client to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor network traffic for potential attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflows in EPIC IRC Client (EPIC4) 1.0.1 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long replies that are not properly handled by the (1) userhost_cmd_returned function, or (2) Statusbar capability.

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