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CVE-2005-0199

51
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0199 describes an integer underflow vulnerability in the Lists_MakeMask() function of ngIRCd versions prior to 0.8.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a buffer overflow by sending a crafted, long MODE line, leading to a denial of service (application crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a network-exploitable attack with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-25070) confirms the existence of remote buffer overflow exploit code, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:barton:ngircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
18.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-25070 · Jan 28, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1877 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

arthur.ath.cx / pipermail/ngircd-ml/2005-January/000228.html
Broken LinkPatch
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
secunia.com / advisories/14056
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/14059
Broken Link
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/19143
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-40.xml
PatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/12397
Broken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry