CVE-2002-0006
XChat 1.8.7 and earlier, including default configurations of 1.4.2 and 1.4.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary IRC commands as other clients via encoded characters in a PRIVMSG command that calls CTCP PING, which expands the characters in…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
XChat 1.8.7 and earlier, including default configurations of 1.4.2 and 1.4.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary IRC commands as other clients via encoded characters in a PRIVMSG command that calls CTCP PING, which expands the characters in the client response when the percascii variable is set.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.09% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- xchat/xchat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000453
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101060676210255&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3806
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-005.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-099Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3830
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7856
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000453
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101060676210255&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3806
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-005.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-099Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3830
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7856
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.