CVE-2003-0478 describes a critical format string vulnerability affecting Bahamut IRCd 1.4.35 and earlier, along with several derivative IRC daemons, when operating in debug mode. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted requests containing format strings. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for methane IRCd 0.1.1 is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating the existence of functional exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:andromede:adromedeircd:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:daniel_moss:methane:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hans_westerhof:digatech:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wenet:ircd-ru:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.4.35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:bahamut:ircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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