CVE-2007-4396 describes multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in several irssi scripts, including ixmmsa.pl, l33tmusic.pl, and xmms.pl, affecting irssi versions prior to 0.8.11. An attacker can exploit these flaws by embedding CRLF sequences within the song name of a specially crafted .mp3 file, leading to the execution of arbitrary IRC commands. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.8.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:irssi:irssi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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