CVE-2000-0601 Denial of service in n/a
A remote IRC server can cause a denial of service in LeafChat by rapidly sending large amounts of error messages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0601?
CVE-2000-0601 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
LeafChat 1.7 IRC client allows a remote IRC server to cause a denial of service by rapidly sending a large amount of error messages.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0601?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Leafdigital Leafchat.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0601?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0601 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-2000-0601 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0601 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x5rf-j496-m69m.