CVE-2011-5129
MediumPublished
Heap-based buffer overflow in XChat 2.8.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a...
- Published
- Aug 30, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Nov 25, 2011
Primary CVSS
5.0/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P7.7%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 94.4%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in XChat 2.8.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long response string.
Sources
1Jane Doe · linux · Nov 25, 2011
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