CVE-2002-1840 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

irssi IRC client 0.8.4, when downloaded after 14-March-2002, could contain a backdoor in the configuration file, which allows remote attackers to access the system.

Published: 2005-06-28

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1819	irssi IRC client 0.8.4, when downloaded after 14-March-2002, could contain a backdoor in the configuration file, which allows remote attackers to access the system.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01629.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274132
http://real.irssi.org/?page=backdoor
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9176.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4831

History

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Subscriptions

Irssi Irssi

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-28T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:41:09.508Z

Reserved: 2005-06-28T04:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1840

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-1840

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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