Format string vulnerability in (1) Bahamut IRCd 1.4.35 and earlier, and other IRC daemons…
Priority MEDIUM 57Published · 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
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in (1) Bahamut IRCd 1.4.35 and earlier, and other IRC daemons based on Bahamut including (2) digatech 1.2.1, (3) methane 0.1.1, (4) AndromedeIRCd 1.2.3-Release, and (5) ircd-RU, when running in debug mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a request containing format strings.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.12281 96th 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:andromede:adromedeircd:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.3 | Vulnerable | Andromede |
| cpe:2.3:a:daniel_moss:methane:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1.1 | Vulnerable | Daniel Moss |
| cpe:2.3:a:hans_westerhof:digatech:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | Hans Westerhof |
| cpe:2.3:a:wenet:ircd-ru:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Wenet |
| cpe:2.3:o:bahamut:ircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4.35 | Vulnerable | Bahamut |
- cpe:2.3:a:andromede:adromedeircd:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·Andromede
- cpe:2.3:a:daniel_moss:methane:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.1 Vulnerable ·Daniel Moss
- cpe:2.3:a:hans_westerhof:digatech:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Hans Westerhof
- cpe:2.3:a:wenet:ircd-ru:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Wenet
- cpe:2.3:o:bahamut:ircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.35 Vulnerable ·Bahamut
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0478
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x8p3-6q69-f8pw
References
Sources
- CVE-2003-0478 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0478 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x8p3-6q69-f8pw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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