CVE-2001-1488

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Open Projects Network Internet Relay Chat (IRC) daemon u2.10.05.18 does not perform a double-reverse DNS lookup, which allows remote attackers to spoof any valid hostname on the Internet. NOTE: a followup post suggests that this is not an issue in the daemon.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
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References

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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