Talkative IRC v0.4.4.16 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing specially crafted response strings sent to a connected client. An attacker can exploit this flaw by sending an overly long message that overflows a fixed-length buffer, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the vulnerable process. This vulnerability is exploitable remotely and does not require authentication.
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Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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Description Talkative IRC v0.4.4.16 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing specially crafted response strings sent to a connected client. An attacker can exploit this flaw by sending an overly long message that overflows a fixed-length buffer, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the vulnerable process. This vulnerability is exploitable remotely and does not require authentication.
Title Talkative IRC v0.4.4.16 Response Buffer Overflow
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-16T14:34:39.071Z

Reserved: 2025-08-27T18:34:34.964Z

Link: CVE-2009-20007

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-09-16T15:15:42.113

Modified: 2025-09-16T15:15:42.113

Link: CVE-2009-20007

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