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CVE-2007-4584

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-4584 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in BitchX 1.1 Final, allowing remote IRC servers to execute arbitrary code. This flaw, related to the p_mode variable, can be triggered by a long string in a MODE command. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit for a related heap overflow (EDB-4321) exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.1-finalCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bitchx:bitchx:1.1-final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-4321 · Aug 27, 2007
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1469 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-4584

Buffer overflow in IrcII by long MODE from server

References

osvdb.org / 37480
secunia.com / advisories/26578
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31180
secunia.com / advisories/34870
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/36306
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
exploit-db.com / exploits/4321
securityfocus.com / bid/25462
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/2994