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    CVE-2002-0006

    XChat 1.8.7 and earlier, including default configurations of 1.4.2 and 1.4.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary IRC commands as other clients via encoded characters in a PRIVMSG command that calls CTCP PING, which expands the characters in the client response when the percascii variable is set.

    Published:Jan 9, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Apr 2, 2003
    EPSS Score:0.08631
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Xchat
    Product
    Xchat

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21210

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High