CVE-2002-0741 psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource exhaustion) by sending a PASS command with a long password argument and quickly killing the connection, wh...
MediumCVSS 5.0
EPSS 8.0%
PoC
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Proof-of-concept only
Description
psyBNC 2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and resource exhaustion) by sending a PASS command with a long password argument and quickly killing the connection, which is not properly terminated by psyBNC.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| psychoid psybnc | = 2.3 | No fix listed |
References
- 20020422 Re: psyBNC 2.3 DoS / Bug mailing-list
- 20020423 PsyBNC Remote Dos POC mailing-list
- psybnc-long-password-dos(8912) patch vdb-entry vendor-advisory
- 4570 exploit patch vdb-entry vendor-advisory