CVE-2000-0857

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The logging capability in muh 2.05d IRC server does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands via a malformed nickname.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0067.htmlVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0068.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1665Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5215
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0067.htmlVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0068.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1665Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5215

Timeline

Published: Nov 14, 2000
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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