CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0328

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

EPIC IRC Client (EPIC4) versions pre2.002, pre2.003, and possibly later versions allow remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code via a CTCP request from a large nickname, leading to incorrect length calculation.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to attacks that can lead to system crashes and potential execution of malicious code, resulting in data loss or system takeover.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the EPIC IRC client to the latest version to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

EPIC IRC Client (EPIC4) pre2.002, pre2.003, and possibly later versions, allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a CTCP request from a large nickname, which causes an incorrect length calculation.

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