CVE-2005-0199

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 6, 2005 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNgircd

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 19%

Description

Integer underflow in the Lists_MakeMask() function in lists.c in ngIRCd before 0.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long MODE line that causes an incorrect length calculation, which leads to a buffer overflow.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.8.2
Affected range stops below 0.8.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (8)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/14056
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/14059
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013047
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-40.xml
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12397
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19143

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-191

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