CVE-1999-0255

Summary

CVE-1999-0255 is a significant buffer overflow vulnerability affecting ircd, an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) daemon. An attacker can exploit this flaw to inject and execute arbitrary commands, gaining unauthorized control over the affected system. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient bounds checking on user input, enabling attackers to write data beyond the intended buffer size. This issue poses a serious threat, especially in environments where ircd is used to manage large IRC communities or for mission-critical applications. To mitigate this risk, administrators are advised to apply available patches or upgrades to affected versions of ircd.

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