Description
LeafChat 1.7 IRC client allows a remote IRC server to cause a denial of service by rapidly sending a large amount of error messages.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- LeafDigital LeafChat 1.7 - Denial of Service EDB-20039 · dos · Jun 25, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20000625 LeafChat Denial of Service mailing-list
- 1396 vdb-entry
- http://www.leafdigital.com/Software/leafChat/history.html