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CVE-2003-0478: Daniel Moss Methane: Remote code execution
CVE-2003-0478 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Daniel Moss Methane, along with 1 other product in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
Format string vulnerability in (1) Bahamut IRCd 1.4.35 and earlier, and other IRC daemons based on Bahamut including (2) digatech 1.2.1, (3) methane 0.1.1, (4) AndromedeIRCd 1.2.3-Release, and (5) ircd-RU, when running in debug mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a request containing format strings.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
- Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
- Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
- Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
- Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
- Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.
Affected products
- Daniel Moss Methane: 0.1.1
- Hans Westerhof Digatech: 1.2.1
- Wenet Ircd Ru: all versions listed by NVD
- Bahamut Ircd: up to and including 1.4.35
- Andromede Adromedeircd: 1.2.3