CVE-2001-0050 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in BitchX IRC client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via an IP address that resolves to a long DNS hostname or domain name.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.18864.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:colten_edwards:bitchx:1.0c17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Colten Edwards Subscribe	Bitchx Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:78.bitchx.v1.1.asc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0081.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0086.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000364
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2000/MDKSA-2000-079.php3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-126.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2087
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5701
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0050

History

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0050

Thu, 22 May 2025 04:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0050 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0050

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:06:55.353Z

Reserved: 2001-02-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-0050

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-02-16T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-0050

Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2000-12-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-0050 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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