[Full-Disclosure] xchat 2.0.6 crashes with mirc 6.0-6.11 DCC exploit

xchat 2.0.6 crashes with mirc 6.0-6.11 DCC exploit the machine on which xchat crashed Linux 2.4.23 xchat 2.0.6 the machine who did the exploit mirc 6.12 Windows XP --- what happend: i starded xchat 2.0.6 on my linux machine and, just for fun, tried to exploit it via mirc. if you are not familiar...

[NT] mIRC Unspecified DCC Request Vulnerability

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CVE-2002-0425

mIRC DCC server protocol allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information such as alternate IRC nicknames via a "100 testing" message in a DCC connection request that cannot be ignored or canceled by the user, which may leak the alternate nickname in a response message...