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CVE-2002-1840

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

2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	irssi	irssi	0.8.4	Yes

References

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274132 ([email protected])
http://real.irssi.org/?page=backdoor Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9176.php ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4831 Patch ([email protected])
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274132 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://real.irssi.org/?page=backdoor Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9176.php (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4831 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)