CVE-2003-1450 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the BitchX IRC client by sending a malformed RPL_NAMREPLY message, causing a segmentation fault.
- 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-2003-1450?
CVE-2003-1450 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BitchX 75p3 and 1.0c16 through 1.0c20cvs allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed RPL_NAMREPLY numeric 353 message.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1450?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitchx Bitchx.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1450?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1450 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-2003-1450 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1450 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p4j5-w3r3-5p3h.