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CVE-1999-0968

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1998-12-26 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in BNC IRC proxy allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

Affected products

• James Seter Bnc Irc: through 2.2.4

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/11711
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1927
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1546
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/11711
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1927
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1546

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