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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000453
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101060676210255&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3806
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-005.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-099Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3830
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7856
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000453
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101060676210255&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3806
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-005.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-099Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3830
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7856
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 25, 2002
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified