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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 4, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0594

CVE-2000-0594

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.

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Affected products

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  • Caldera/Openlinux3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_desktop:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_desktop:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_edesktop:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux_eserver:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:caldera:openlinux_ebuilder:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • FreeBSD/FreeBSD2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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