CVE-2000-0594 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted for)
BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invite to a channel whose name includes special formatting characters.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0594 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-07-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invite to a channel whose name includes special formatting characters. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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