VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-3438
This can be used to execute arbitrary IRC commands by passing an argument such as "some text\rQUIT" to the 'privmsg' handler, which would cause the client to disconnect from the server.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.65%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
libpoe-component-irc-perl before v6.32 does not remove carriage returns and line feeds. This can be used to execute arbitrary IRC commands by passing an argument such as "some text\rQUIT" to the 'privmsg' handler, which would cause the client to disconnect from the server.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.65% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Affected
- libpoe-component-irc-perl project/libpoe-component-irc-perl · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=581194Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-3438Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3438Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=581194Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-3438Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3438Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.