CVE-2003-0323 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2003-0323: Multiple buffer overflows in ircII 20020912 allows remote malicious IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via responses that are not properly fed to the my_strcat function by (1) ctcp_buffer, (2) cannot_join_channel, (3) status_make_printable for Status

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2003-0323 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

epic4→ fixed in1:1.1.11.20030409-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y epic4
```
ircii→ fixed in20030315-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ircii
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

epic4→ fixed in1:1.1.11.20030409-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y epic4
```
ircii→ fixed in20030315-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ircii
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

epic4→ fixed in1:1.1.11.20030409-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y epic4
```
ircii→ fixed in20030315-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ircii
```

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