ircII before 20210314 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation…
Priority LOW 37Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
ircII before 20210314 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and client crash, disconnecting the victim from an IRC server) via a crafted CTCP UTC message.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02262 83rd 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29376
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-93fj-mjr2-94hw
References
Advisory 5
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/24/2
- http://www.eterna.com.au/ircii/
- [oss-security] 20210330 Re: Remote DoS Vulnerability in bitchx, ircii < 20210314 and scrollz
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210821 [SECURITY] [DLA 2746-1] scrollz security update
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210822 [SECURITY] [DLA 2747-1] ircii security update
Sources
- CVE-2021-29376 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-29376 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-93fj-mjr2-94hw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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