Buffer overflow in IrcII by long MODE from server
Published Aug 29, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 14.69%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in BitchX 1.1 Final allows remote IRC servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a MODE command, related to the p_mode variable.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of IrcII as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. IrcII was not shipped in Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.69% (0.14686) | 96.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.69% (0.14686) | 96.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.13% (0.05132) | 88.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.42% (0.12423) | 89.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.13% (0.05132) | 89.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.22% (0.02224) | 89.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 2.22% (0.02224) | 89.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 2.15% (0.02153) | 89.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 2.11% (0.02115) | 88.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 2.03% (0.02033) | 87.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.14% (0.02135) | 87.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 24.06% (0.24062) | 96.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 24.06% (0.24062) | 95.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://osvdb.org/37480 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26578 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31180 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34870 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-12.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.285737 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25462 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2994 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4584 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=303311 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36306 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4584
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4584
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4321 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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