Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0594 (CCN-4897)

Assigned:2000-07-04
Published:2000-07-04
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invite to a channel whose name includes special formatting characters.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:32
bitchx port contains client-side vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Caldera International, Inc. Security Advisory CSSA-2000-022.0
Denial of Service against irc-BX

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20000704 BitchX exploit possibly waiting to happen, certain DoS

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jul 03 2000 - 17:19:50 CDT
BitchX exploit possibly waiting to happen, certain DoS

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jul 04 2000 - 01:01:18 CDT
remote crash BitchX 1.0c16

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20000707 CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - BitchX

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20000707 BitchX update

Source: FREEBSD
Type: UNKNOWN
FreeBSD-SA-00:32

Source: CCN
Type: Vuln-Dev Mailing List, Tue Jul 04 2000 - 19:24:41 CDT
BitchX /ignore bug

Source: VULN-DEV
Type: UNKNOWN
20000704 BitchX /ignore bug

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0594

Source: CCN
Type: Conectiva Linux Announcement CLSA-2000:139
CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - BitchX

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2000:042-01
BitchX denial of service vulnerability

Source: CALDERA
Type: UNKNOWN
CSSA-2000-022.0

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1445
BitchX IRC Client INVITE Format String DoS

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2000:042

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
1436

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1436
BitchX IRC Client "/INVITE" Format String Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2000:017
BitchX

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
irc-bitchx-invite-dos(4897)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
irc-bitchx-invite-dos(4897)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:caldera:openlinux_desktop:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:caldera:openlinux_ebuilder:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:caldera:openlinux_edesktop:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:caldera:openlinux_eserver:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:colten_edwards:bitchx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    caldera openlinux desktop 2.3
    caldera openlinux ebuilder 2.3
    caldera openlinux edesktop 2.4
    caldera openlinux eserver 2.3
    freebsd freebsd 3.5
    freebsd freebsd 4.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2007
    colten_edwards bitchx *