CVE-2002-0006

N/A Unknown
Published: June 25, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
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
Patch Vendor 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
Patch Vendor 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

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.6%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

xchat