# CVE-2003-0323: Multiple buffer overflows in ircII 20020912 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute ar

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-05-22 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple buffer overflows in ircII 20020912 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via responses that are not properly fed to the my_strcat function by (1) ctcp_buffer, (2) cannot_join_channel, (3) status_make_printable for Statusbar drawing, (4) create_server_list, and possibly other functions.

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-298
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7098
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-291
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104766521328322&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104808915402926&w=2

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