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TI-2004-00374 Aliases CVE-2004-0409GHSA-jx75-hx64-35mh

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Socks-5 proxy code for XChat 1.8.0 to 2.0.8, with…

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

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Socks-5 proxy code for XChat 1.8.0 to 2.0.8, with socks5 traversal enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08961 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 · 29

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.0Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.3Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.4Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.5Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.6Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.7Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.8Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.9Vulnerablexchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.4 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.5 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.6 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.7 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.8 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.9 Vulnerable ·xchat
Show 19 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.0Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.1Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.2Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.3Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.4Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.5Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.6Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.7Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.8Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.9Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7Vulnerablexchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8Vulnerablexchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.3 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.4 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.5 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.6 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.7 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.8 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.9 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·xchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·xchat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2004:585 Released 2004-10-27 · Red Hat rating Low
    xchat security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 xchat-1:2.0.4-4.EL, xchat-1:2.0.4-4.EL.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 xchat-1:2.0.4-4.EL, xchat-1:2.0.4-4.EL.i386, xchat-1:2.0.4-4.EL.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 xchat-1:2.0.4-4.EL, xchat-1:2.0.4-4.EL.i386, xchat-1:2.0.4-4.EL.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 xchat-1:2.0.4-4.EL, xchat-1:2.0.4-4.EL.i386, xchat-1:2.0.4-4.EL.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:585
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:585
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:585
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:585
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2004:177

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0409
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx75-hx64-35mh

References

Patch 3

Advisory 4

Other 1

  • TI-2012-00764 Out-of-bounds write in Xchat-WDK CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2008-02715 Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when Internet… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2000-00784 IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-00006 XChat 1.8.7 and earlier, including default configurations of 1.4.2 and 1.4.3, allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2003-00906 xchat 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a passive… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-00763 Format string vulnerability in XChat 1.2.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed nickname. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
See all 11 →

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