CVE-2000-0594

BitchX IRC Client 75p1/75p3/1.0 c16 - '/INVITE' Format String

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2000-07-04 CVE Published
2000-07-05 First Exploit
2000-07-19 CVE Reserved
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0026.html	Mailing List
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0098.html	Mailing List
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0105.html	Mailing List
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2000-q3/0018.html	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1436	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4897	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20060	2000-07-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-07/0042.html	2017-10-10
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-022.0.txt	2017-10-10
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-042.html	2017-10-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Caldera Search vendor "Caldera"		Openlinux Desktop Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openlinux Desktop"				2.3 Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openlinux Desktop" and version "2.3"		-		Affected
Caldera Search vendor "Caldera"		Openlinux Ebuilder Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openlinux Ebuilder"				2.3 Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openlinux Ebuilder" and version "2.3"		-		Affected
Caldera Search vendor "Caldera"		Openlinux Edesktop Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openlinux Edesktop"				2.4 Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openlinux Edesktop" and version "2.4"		-		Affected
Caldera Search vendor "Caldera"		Openlinux Eserver Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openlinux Eserver"				2.3 Search vendor "Caldera" for product "Openlinux Eserver" and version "2.3"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				3.5 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "3.5"		-		Affected
Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"		Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"				4.0 Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Mandrakesoft Search vendor "Mandrakesoft"		Mandrake Linux Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux"				2007 Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux" and version "2007"		-		Affected