CVE-2002-2419 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Direct Connect Text Client (DCTC) client version 0.83.3. A remote attacker can crash the client by sending a specially crafted string that ends with a NULL byte character. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a critical impact on availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for a complete denial of service remains.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.83.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dctc_project:dctc:0.83.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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