CVE-2006-4455 describes an unspecified denial-of-service vulnerability in XChat versions 2.6.7 and earlier, specifically impacting Windows installations, which can be triggered remotely via the PRIVMSG command. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a potential crash of the affected application. While the vendor disputes its relevance to recent versions, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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