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CVE-2002-0983

nvd nist
Published: Sep 24, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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5.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

IRC client irssi in irssi-text before 0.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC channel that has a long topic followed by a certain string, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Affected (1)

Products: Irssi: Irssi
Irssi
1 product
Irssi
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Irssi
Version 0.8.4

References (8)

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A05.asc (unsafe URL)
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02%3A05.asc (unsafe URL)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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