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TI-2000-00592 Aliases CVE-2000-0594GHSA-gghx-4gcj-rpw8

BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows…

Priority LOW 35Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09871 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_desktop:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableCaldera
cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_ebuilder:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableCaldera
cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_edesktop:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableCaldera
cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_eserver:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableCaldera
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2007VulnerableMandrakesoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_desktop:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Caldera
  • cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_ebuilder:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Caldera
  • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_edesktop:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Caldera
  • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_eserver:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Caldera
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 Vulnerable ·Mandrakesoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0594
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gghx-4gcj-rpw8

References

Advisory 3

Other 4

Sources

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