CVE-2001-1488

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2001-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Open Projects Network Internet Relay Chat (IRC) daemon u2.10.05.18 does not perform a double-reverse DNS lookup, which allows remote attackers to spoof any valid hostname on the Internet. NOTE: a followup post suggests that this is not an issue in the daemon.

Affected products

Open Projects Network Ircd: u2.10.05.18

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/219388/2003-04-27/2003-05-03/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/220380
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7283
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/219388/2003-04-27/2003-05-03/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/220380
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7283

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