irc-channel.c in ngIRCd before 0.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JOIN command without a channel argument.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-6062 is rated Moderate Risk (46.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.19%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 2025-03-30 | 1.55% | 1.19% | -0.36% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 1.19% | 1.55% | +0.36% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 1.19% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2007-6062 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ngircd), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6062 |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2007-6062 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ngircd), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 3, not-affected 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-6062 |