CVE-2009-20007 – Talkative IRC v0.4.4.16 Response Buffer Overflow

CVE ID : CVE-2009-20007

Published : Sept. 16, 2025, 2:34 p.m. | 21 minutes ago

Description : 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.

Severity: 9.3 | CRITICAL

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