CVE-2000-0594 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the BitchX IRC client by sending a channel invite with special formatting characters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0594?
CVE-2000-0594 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invite to a channel whose name includes special formatting characters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0594?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Caldera Openlinux Desktop, Caldera Openlinux Ebuilder, Caldera Openlinux Edesktop, Caldera Openlinux Eserver, Freebsd Freebsd, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0594?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0594 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2000-0594 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0594 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Freebsd Freebsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gghx-4gcj-rpw8.