VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1840
irssi IRC client 0.8.4, when downloaded after 14-March-2002, could contain a backdoor in the configuration file, which allows remote attackers to access the system.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 2.77%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
irssi IRC client 0.8.4, when downloaded after 14-March-2002, could contain a backdoor in the configuration file, which allows remote attackers to access the system.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.77% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- irssi/irssi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274132
- http://real.irssi.org/?page=backdoorVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9176.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4831Patch
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274132
- http://real.irssi.org/?page=backdoorVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9176.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4831Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.