Vulnerability Development: BitchX /ignore bug

[RickJansen () TWEAKERS NET (Rick Jansen)]

I don't know whether this is the right place to put it, but i'm going to
anyway:)

Because of a simple /invite nickname #%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s, BitchX will
segfault and coredump. This is a small programming error, you can find a
patch at this location:
http://root66.org/karin/BitchX-bug-patch-3-juli-2000.tar.gz by Frank van
Vliet, alias {}.

AFAIK, v1.0c16 is vulnerable, other versions may be vulnerable as well.

For the dutch people among us, see
http://www.tweakers.net/nieuws.dsp?ID=11931 for more info.

Rick Jansen, Netherlands.
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