Multiple buffer overflows in BitchX IRC client 1.0-0c19 and earlier allow remote…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · 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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in BitchX IRC client 1.0-0c19 and earlier allow remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long hostnames, nicknames, or channel names, which are not properly handled by the functions (1) send_ctcp, (2) cannot_join_channel, (3) cluster, (4) BX_compress_modes, (5) handle_oper_vision, and (6) ban_it.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04246 91st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:colten_edwards:bitchx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.0.0c19 | Vulnerable | Colten Edwards |
- cpe:2.3:a:colten_edwards:bitchx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.0c19 Vulnerable ·Colten Edwards
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0321
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cp4w-x93q-r38r
References
More Colten Edwards Bitchx vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00050 Buffer overflow in BitchX IRC client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00302 Integer overflow in BitchX IRC client 1.0-0c19 and earlier allows remote malicious IRC… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2003-00314 BitchX IRC client 1.0c20cvs and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2003-0321 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0321 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cp4w-x93q-r38r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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