CVE-2002-0006 | BDVDB-2026-5056 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7856
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000453
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-005.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3806
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3830
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101060676210255&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-099
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.