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CVE-2015-5290

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in ircd-ratbox 3.0.9 in the MONITOR Command Handler.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Ratbox — Ircd-ratbox

CWEs

References

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