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CVE-2000-0857

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2000-11-14 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Sebastian Kienzl Muh: 2.05d

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0067.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0068.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1665
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5215
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0067.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0068.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1665
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5215

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