CVE-2000-0787

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding shell metacharacters into a URL which XChat uses to launch a web browser.

IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding shell metacharacters into a URL which XChat uses to launch a web browser.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

XChat XChat

First reported 24 years ago

2000-10-20 04:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-10 19:05:00

Affected Software

XChat XChat 1.2.1

1.2.1

XChat XChat 1.3.9

1.3.9

XChat XChat 1.3.10

1.3.10

XChat XChat 1.3.11

1.3.11

XChat XChat 1.3.12

1.3.12

XChat XChat 1.3.13

1.3.13

XChat XChat 1.4

1.4

XChat XChat 1.4.1

1.4.1

XChat XChat 1.4.2

1.4.2

XChat XChat 1.5.6

1.5.6

References

20000817 XChat URL handler vulnerabilty

Vendor Advisory

20000824 MDKSA-2000:039 - xchat update

Vendor Advisory

20000825 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - xchat

Vendor Advisory

RHSA-2000:055

1601

Vendor Advisory

Stay updated

ExploitPedia is constantly evolving. Sign up to receive a notification when we release additional functionality.

Get in touch

If you'd like to report a bug or have any suggestions for improvements then please do get in touch with us using this form. We will get back to you as soon as we can.