{
    "id": "CVE-2000-0594",
    "published": "2000-07-04 04:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:52:04",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invite to a channel whose name includes special formatting characters.",
    "epss_score": "0.09871",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95415",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:02",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "caldera",
            "product": "openlinux_desktop"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "caldera",
            "product": "openlinux_ebuilder"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "caldera",
            "product": "openlinux_edesktop"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "caldera",
            "product": "openlinux_eserver"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "freebsd",
            "product": "freebsd"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "mandrakesoft",
            "product": "mandrake_linux"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "20060",
            "title": "BitchX IRC Client 75p1/75p3/1.0 c16 - '/INVITE' Format String",
            "date": "2000-07-05",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20060"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0026.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0098.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0105.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-07/0042.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2000-q3/0018.html",
        "http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-022.0.txt",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-042.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1436",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4897",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0026.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0098.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0105.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/freebsd/2000-07/0042.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2000-q3/0018.html",
        "http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-022.0.txt",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-042.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1436",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4897"
    ]
}