CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1000

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

XChat version 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a passive DCC request with an invalid ID number, leading to a null dereference.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the application's operation, potentially resulting in service unavailability for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update XChat to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

xchat 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a passive DCC request with an invalid ID number, which causes a null dereference.

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