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CVE-2000-0787


IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding shell metacharacters into a URL which XChat uses to launch a web browser.


Published

2000-10-20T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application xchat xchat 1.2.1 Yes
Application xchat xchat 1.3.9 Yes
Application xchat xchat 1.3.10 Yes
Application xchat xchat 1.3.11 Yes
Application xchat xchat 1.3.12 Yes
Application xchat xchat 1.3.13 Yes
Application xchat xchat 1.4 Yes
Application xchat xchat 1.4.1 Yes
Application xchat xchat 1.4.2 Yes
Application xchat xchat 1.5.6 Yes
Application xchat xchat 1.5.xdev Yes

References