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Vendor: Xchat • 12 CVEs

CVEs (12)

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3Gnome
XchatXchat Wdk
3Gtk
XchatXchat Wdk
Nov 21, 2024
Feb 21, 2020
N/A· v4
9.8 CRITICAL· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
Heap-based buffer overflow in Xchat-WDK before 1499-4 (2012-01-18) xchat 2.8.6 on Maemo architecture could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xchat client crash) or execute arbitrary code via a UTF-8 li...Show more
Heap-based buffer overflow in Xchat-WDK before 1499-4 (2012-01-18) xchat 2.8.6 on Maemo architecture could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xchat client crash) or execute arbitrary code via a UTF-8 line from server containing characters outside of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP).Show less
3Canonical
Hexchat ProjectXchat
4Hexchat
Ubuntu LinuxXchat+1 more
May 6, 2026
Apr 21, 2016
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
5.8 MEDIUM· v2
The ssl_do_connect function in common/server.c in HexChat before 2.10.2, XChat, and XChat-GNOME does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle atta...Show more
The ssl_do_connect function in common/server.c in HexChat before 2.10.2, XChat, and XChat-GNOME does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.Show less
1Xchat
1Xchat
Apr 29, 2026
Aug 30, 2012
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
Heap-based buffer overflow in XChat 2.8.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long response string.
1Xchat
1Xchat
Apr 23, 2026
Jan 28, 2009
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.9 MEDIUM· v2
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python module in xchat allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySys_SetA...Show more
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python module in xchat allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv function (CVE-2008-5983).Show less
2Microsoft
Xchat
2Internet Explorer
Xchat
Apr 23, 2026
Jun 24, 2008
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.8 MEDIUM· v2
Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --command parameter in an ircs:// URI.
1Xchat
1Xchat
Apr 16, 2026
Aug 30, 2006
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
Unspecified vulnerability in Xchat 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the PRIVMSG command. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this vulnerability,...Show more
Unspecified vulnerability in Xchat 2.6.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors involving the PRIVMSG command. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this vulnerability, stating that it does not affect 2.6.7 "or any recent version"Show less
1Xchat
1Xchat
Apr 16, 2026
Jun 1, 2004
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Socks-5 proxy code for XChat 1.8.0 to 2.0.8, with socks5 traversal enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
1Xchat
1Xchat
Apr 16, 2026
Jan 5, 2004
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
xchat 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a passive DCC request with an invalid ID number, which causes a null dereference.
1Xchat
1Xchat
Apr 16, 2026
Jun 25, 2002
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
XChat IRC client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a /dns command on a host whose DNS reverse lookup contains shell metacharacters.
1Xchat
1Xchat
Apr 16, 2026
Jun 25, 2002
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
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, w...Show more
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.Show less
1Xchat
1Xchat
Apr 16, 2026
Oct 18, 2001
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
Format string vulnerability in XChat 1.2.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed nickname.
1Xchat
1Xchat
Apr 16, 2026
Oct 20, 2000
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding shell metacharacters into a URL which XChat uses to launch a web browser.