Vulnerability record · CVE-2000-0594 · published 4 July 2000
CVE-2000-0594: Caldera openlinux desktop vulnerability
Caldera · Openlinux Desktop
BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invite to a channel whose name includes special formatting characters.
Description
BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invite to a channel whose name includes special formatting characters.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products
6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2000-0594), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.