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CVE-2003-1020

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-01-05 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The format_send_to_gui function in formats.c for irssi before 0.8.9 allows remote IRC users to cause a denial of service (crash).

Affected products

• Irssi: 0.8.4, 0.8.5, 0.8.6, 0.8.7, 0.8.8
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: 9.1, 9.2

References

• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:117
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/347218
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13973
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:117
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/347218
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13973

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