CVE-2002-0382 describes a critical vulnerability in the XChat IRC client, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This occurs when the client processes a /dns command on a host whose DNS reverse lookup contains shell metacharacters. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.89CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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