CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0409

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow in the Socks-5 proxy code for XChat versions 1.8.0 to 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when socks5 traversal is enabled.

Risk Assessment

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

Recommendation

It is recommended to update XChat to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Socks-5 proxy code for XChat 1.8.0 to 2.0.8, with socks5 traversal enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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