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CVE-2002-0382
XChat IRC client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a /dns command on a host whose DNS reverse lookup contains…
High7.5EPSS 2.4%
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- mitre
Description
XChat IRC client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a /dns command on a host whose DNS reverse lookup contains shell metacharacters.
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)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (2 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
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- RHSA-2002:097 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- xchat-dns-execute-commands(8704) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2002:124 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- CLA-2002:526 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2002:051 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 4376 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020327 Xchat /dns command execution vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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)
Record last updated .