5.0med
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…
Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 80%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.96% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/9395 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2002/dsa-157 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/5055 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2002-0983
- NVD: CVE-2002-0983
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