CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0478

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2003-0478 describes a format string vulnerability in Bahamut IRCd 1.4.35 and earlier, as well as other IRC daemons based on Bahamut running in debug mode. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code via a request containing format strings.

Risk Assessment

Organizations using vulnerable versions of the software may be exposed to attacks that lead to denial of service and potential system takeover. This could result in serious security and service availability issues.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Bahamut IRCd and other vulnerable IRC daemons to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, consider disabling debug mode in production environments.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerability in (1) Bahamut IRCd 1.4.35 and earlier, and other IRC daemons based on Bahamut including (2) digatech 1.2.1, (3) methane 0.1.1, (4) AndromedeIRCd 1.2.3-Release, and (5) ircd-RU, when running in debug mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a request containing format strings.

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