CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1377

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the reverse DNS lookup of Smart IRC Daemon (SIRCD) versions 0.4.0 and 0.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a client with a long hostname.

Risk Assessment

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

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of SIRCD to eliminate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the reverse DNS lookup of Smart IRC Daemon (SIRCD) 0.4.0 and 0.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a client with a long hostname.

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