CVE-2002-0006

Published: Jun 25, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Xchat: Xchat

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Xchat Xchat	Version 1.4.2
Xchat Xchat	Version 1.4.3

References (14)

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000453

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101060676210255&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3806

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-005.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-099

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3830

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7856

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000453

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101060676210255&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3806

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-005.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-099

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3830

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7856

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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