CVE-2010-0303

hybserv2 1.9.2-1.9.4 - Denial of Service via MemoServ Private Message

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-0303. PoCs published by Julien Cristau.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in Hybserv2 by sending a malformed PRIVMSG command to the memoserv service. The vulnerability is triggered by the inclusion of a tab character in the command, causing the service to crash.

Description

mystring.c in hybserv in IRCD-Hybrid (aka Hybrid2 IRC Services) 1.9.2 through 1.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a ":help \t" private message to the MemoServ service.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Julien Cristau · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33581

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in Hybserv2 by sending a malformed PRIVMSG command to the memoserv service. The vulnerability is triggered by the inclusion of a tab character in the command, causing the service to crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Hybserv2 1.9.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Hybserv2 service
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126476591925300&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38006
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55992
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38350
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1982
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550389
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38352

Scores

EPSS 0.1455
EPSS Percentile 94.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (3)
dinko_korunic/hybserv2 1.9.2
dinko_korunic/hybserv2 1.9.3
dinko_korunic/hybserv2 1.9.4
Published Feb 04, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026