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    CVE-2002-0983

    IRC client irssi in irssi-text before 0.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IRC channel that has a long topic followed by a certain string, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

    Published:Aug 24, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Aug 24, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.00998
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Irssi
    Product
    Irssi

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5055http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5055

    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