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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…
High7.5EPSS 8.1%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.1% · top 5.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- xchat-ctcp-ping-command(7856) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- CLA-2002:453 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2002:005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- HPSBTL0201-016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 3830 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020109 xchat IRC session hijacking vulnerability (versions 1.4.1, 1.4.2) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-099 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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