Vulnerabilites related to Talkative - Talkative IRC
CVE-2009-20007 (GCVE-0-2009-20007)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-16 14:34
Modified
2025-09-16 18:16
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CWE
- CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Summary
Talkative IRC v0.4.4.16 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing specially crafted response strings sent to a connected client. An attacker can exploit this flaw by sending an overly long message that overflows a fixed-length buffer, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the vulnerable process. This vulnerability is exploitable remotely and does not require authentication.
References
Impacted products
Vendor | Product | Version | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Talkative | Talkative IRC |
Version: * ≤ 0.4.4.16 |
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