CVE-2003-0323 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote malicious IRC servers can trigger buffer overflows in ircII, causing crashes or arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0323?
CVE-2003-0323 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 May 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in ircII 20020912 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via responses that are not properly fed to the my_strcat function by (1) ctcp_buffer, (2) cannot_join_channel, (3) status_make_printable for Statusbar drawing, (4) create_server_list, and possibly other functions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0323?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Michael Sandrof Ircii.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0323?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2003-0323 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0323 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0323, DSA-291, DSA-298, GHSA-mmch-5xx5-rhrx.