Buffer Overflow in BNC 2.8.9: Remote Code Execution via IRC Server Response

Buffer Overflow in BNC 2.8.9: Remote Code Execution via IRC Server Response

CVE-2004-1052 · HIGH Severity

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

Buffer overflow in the getnickuserhost function in BNC 2.8.9, and possibly other versions, allows remote IRC servers to execute arbitrary code via an IRC server response that contains many (1) ! (exclamation) or (2) @ (at sign) characters.

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