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BitchX Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA8065
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Release Date:
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2003-02-17
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Popularity:
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4,401 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | BitchX 1.x
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Description:
A vulnerability in the BitchX IRC client can be exploited by a malicious IRC server to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused by missing input validation of malformed RPL_NAMREPLY replies received from an IRC server.
Solution:
Use another IRC client until an updated version is released.
Provided and/or discovered by:
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