CVE-2000-0857

High CVSS 7.5

Published 2000-11-14 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0857, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

The logging capability in muh 2.05d IRC server does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands via a malformed nickname.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0857

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P