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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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2002-0006 | 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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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T02:35:17.591Z
Reserved: 2002-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2002-0006
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Status : Modified
Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2002-0006
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD