CVE-2007-4584

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in BitchX 1.1 Final allows remote IRC servers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a MODE command, related to the p_mode variable.

Published: 2007-08-29 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-4584 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.99%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-4584

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4321 exploit_db edb 2007-08-27 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4584

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-17 4.80% 4.99% +0.19%
2 2025-11-09 4.63% 4.80% +0.17%
3 2025-06-17 — 4.63% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4584

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4584

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-4584

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2007-4584: 1 GLSA(s) (200807-12), 1 atom(s) (net-irc/bitchx); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-4584
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4584
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-4584 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ircii-pana), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 4, ignored 4, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-4584

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2007-4584

  • Red Hat (2007-09-24T00:00:00)

    Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of IrcII as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. IrcII was not shipped in Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4584

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bitchx bitchx 1.1-final cpe:2.3:a:bitchx:bitchx:1.1-final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-4584

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