CVE-2001-0050: Colten Edwards Bitchx

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 14.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in BitchX IRC client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via an IP address that resolves to a long DNS hostname or domain name.

Affected products

Published 2001-02-16. Last modified 2026-06-16.