CVE-2002-0382

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-06-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

XChat IRC client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a /dns command on a host whose DNS reverse lookup contains shell metacharacters.

Affected products

xchat: through 1.89

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000526
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101725430425490&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8704.php
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-051.php
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-097.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-124.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4376
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000526
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101725430425490&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8704.php
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-051.php
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-097.html

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