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CVE-2001-0050 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in BitchX IRC client allows remote attackers)

Buffer overflow in BitchX IRC client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via an IP address that resolves to a long DNS hostname or domain name.

CVE IDCVE-2001-0050
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score10.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-02-16
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer overflow in BitchX IRC client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via an IP address that resolves to a long DNS hostname or domain name.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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