CVE-2011-5129
mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.077 · 95 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · functional
Likely / severe?
7.70% (95th) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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cvss
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5.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-18159XChat 2.8.9 - Heap Overflow Denial of Servicefunctional · exploit_db
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affected products (52)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/107312/xchat-dos.txtcnnvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18159cnnvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/77629cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50820cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/107312/xchat-dos.txtenisa_euvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18159enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/77629enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50820enisa_euvd
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