CVE-2003-0864 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IRCnet IRCD via a buffer overflow in the m_join command.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2003-0864?

CVE-2003-0864 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Oct 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in m_join in channel.c for IRCnet IRCD 2.10.x to 2.10.3p3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0864?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ircnet Ircnet Ircd.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0864?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2003-0864 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0864 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0864, GHSA-42hx-48g4-m3mc.

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