TI-2005-00193 Aliases CVE-2005-0226 GHSA-x7gg-fmqw-9h9x

Format string vulnerability in the Log_Resolver function in log.c for ngIRCd 0.8.2 and…

MEDIUM 45Published 2005-02-06 · Updated 2024-08-07

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

Format string vulnerability in the Log_Resolver function in log.c for ngIRCd 0.8.2 and earlier, when compiled with IDENT, logging to SYSLOG, and with DEBUG enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09904 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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:ngircd:ngircd:0.8.2:::::::*	0.8.2	Vulnerable	Ngircd

cpe:2.3:a:ngircd:ngircd:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·Ngircd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0226
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7gg-fmqw-9h9x

References

Exploit 1

http://www.nosystem.com.ar/advisories/advisory-11.txt

Other 1

20050203 ngIRCd <= v0.8.2 Format String Vulnerability

TI-2013-01539 channel.c in ngIRCd 20 and 20.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2008-00267 ngIRCd 0.10.x before 0.10.4 and 0.11.0 before 0.11.0-pre2 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2007-05796 irc-channel.c in ngIRCd before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2009-04408 The (1) Conn_GetCipherInfo and (2) Conn_UsesSSL functions in src/ngircd/conn.c in ngIRCd… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6

Sources

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