CVE-2003-0334 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in BitchX IRC client versions 1.0c20cvs and earlier. An attacker can trigger a core dump by manipulating channel mode changes, which are not correctly handled in the names.c component. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of partial availability loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog. Despite its age and low severity, it has garnered a notable amount of community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0c20cvsCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:colten_edwards:bitchx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.