IrcII "Epic" Denial of Service Vulnerability
BID:605
Info
IrcII "Epic" Denial of Service Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 605 |
| Class: | Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Aug 26 1999 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Aug 26 1999 12:00AM |
| Credit: | First exposed in a Debian Security Advisory, published on August 26, 1999. |
| Vulnerable: |
Debian Linux 2.2 pre potato Debian Linux 2.1 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
IrcII "Epic" Denial of Service Vulnerability
There is a vulnerability in IrcII Epic, which ships with Debian Linux, in versions of epic between pre1.034 (including) and version pre2.004-19990718 (excluding). Epic is vulnerable to a denial of service attack that can result in the client crashing and possibly displaying arbitrary text to the screen.
There is a vulnerability in IrcII Epic, which ships with Debian Linux, in versions of epic between pre1.034 (including) and version pre2.004-19990718 (excluding). Epic is vulnerable to a denial of service attack that can result in the client crashing and possibly displaying arbitrary text to the screen.
Exploit / POC
IrcII "Epic" Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].