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CVE-1999-0939

Denial of service in Debian IRC Epic/epic4 client via a long string.

5.0 Medium

CVE-1999-0939 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Debian Linux, published August 26, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.06%EPSS, 65th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Denial of service in Debian IRC Epic/epic4 client via a long string.

Exploit likelihood

1.06%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

Denial of service in Debian IRC Epic/epic4 client via a long string.

Record
CVE-1999-0939
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Denial of service in Debian IRC Epic/epic4 client via a long string.

Record
CVE-1999-0939
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0920No score

Denial of service in Debian IRC Epic/epic4 client via a long string.

Record
EUVD-1999-0920
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3g3c-85xr-23j3No score

Denial of service in Debian IRC Epic/epic4 client via a long string.

Denial of service in Debian IRC Epic/epic4 client via a long string.

Record
GHSA-3g3c-85xr-23j3
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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References

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