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TI-2003-00308 Aliases CVE-2003-0328GHSA-hvrc-56qp-9hgv

EPIC IRC Client (EPIC4) pre2.002, pre2.003, and possibly later versions, allows remote…

Priority MEDIUM 44Published · 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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

EPIC IRC Client (EPIC4) pre2.002, pre2.003, and possibly later versions, allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a CTCP request from a large nickname, which causes an incorrect length calculation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08618 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:epic:epic4:pre2.002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*pre2.002VulnerableEpic
cpe:2.3:a:epic:epic4:pre2.003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*pre2.003VulnerableEpic
  • cpe:2.3:a:epic:epic4:pre2.002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions pre2.002 Vulnerable ·Epic
  • cpe:2.3:a:epic:epic4:pre2.003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions pre2.003 Vulnerable ·Epic

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2003:342 Released 2003-11-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    : Updated EPIC packages fix security vulnerability
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3
    • Red Hat Linux 8.0
    • Red Hat Linux 9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2003:342
Red Hat Linux 8.0Fixed RHSA-2003:342
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2003:342

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0328
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hvrc-56qp-9hgv
  3. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2003-00304 Buffer overflows in EPIC IRC Client (EPIC4) 1.0.1 allows remote malicious IRC servers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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