Description
psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource exhaustion) by sending a PASS command with a long password argument and quickly killing the connection, which is not properly terminated by psyBNC.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0322.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/269131
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8912.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4570Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0322.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/269131
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8912.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4570Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 12, 2002
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified