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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:barton:ngircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.