CVE-2009-20007
Talkative IRC v0.4.4.16 Response Buffer Overflow
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
Description
Talkative IRC v0.4.4.16 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing specially crafted response strings sent to a connected client. An attacker can exploit this flaw by sending an overly long message that overflows a fixed-length buffer, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the vulnerable process. This vulnerability is exploitable remotely and does not require authentication.
Public exploit
4 references of the record are tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/talkative_response.rb (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8227 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16459 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2009-4909.php (opens in a new tab)technical-descriptionexploit
Timeline
ID reserved
By VulnCheck
- 20 days later
· 20 days later
Published
- 8 months later
· 8 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulnCheckCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Critical9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Critical9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected ≤ 0.4.4.16
References (6)
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/misc/talkative_response.rb (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8227 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16459 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2009-4909.php (opens in a new tab)technical-descriptionexploit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090116203306/http://www.talkative-irc.com/ (opens in a new tab)product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/talkative-irc-response-buffer-overflow (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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