CVE-2000-0857 Information

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.

Reference

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