CVE-2004-1739

Bird Chat 1.61 - Denial of Service via Invalid User Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1739. PoCs published by Donato Ferrante.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Java-based PoC exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in Bird Chat 1.61 by establishing multiple connections and sending malformed user data, causing the server to crash or become unresponsive.

Description

Bird Chat 1.61 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via invalid users.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Donato Ferrante · javadoswindows_x86
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/420

This Java-based PoC exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in Bird Chat 1.61 by establishing multiple connections and sending malformed user data, causing the server to crash or become unresponsive.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Bird Chat 1.61
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · Bird Chat 1.61 running on default or specified port
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11010
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109327938924287&w=2
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/12365
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17080

Scores

EPSS 0.0324
EPSS Percentile 86.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
bird_chat/internet_chat_server 1.61
Published Aug 23, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026