VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0787
IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding shell metacharacters into a URL which XChat uses to launch a web browser.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 9.21%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding shell metacharacters into a URL which XChat uses to launch a web browser.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 9.21% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- xchat/xchat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0215.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0301.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0305.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-055.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1601Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0215.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0301.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0305.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-055.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1601Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.