CVE-2002-0006

security flaw

Published Apr 2, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 8.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-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 the client response when the percascii variable is set.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 2:35 AM
Reserved
Jan 8, 2002, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 25, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM
Severity
Public date
Jan 9, 2002, 12:00 AM