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CVE-2000-0857
The logging capability in muh 2.05d IRC server does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows remote attackers to…
High7.5EPSS 2.4%
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- mitre
Description
The logging capability in muh 2.05d IRC server does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands via a malformed nickname.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- muh-log-dos(5215) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20000909 format string bug in muh (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1665 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20000909 Re: format string bug in muh (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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