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CVE-2002-0984

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-09-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The IRC script included in Light 2.7.x before 2.7.30p5, and 2.8.x before 2.8pre10, running EPIC allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code if the user joins a channel whose topic includes EPIC4 code.

Affected products

• Light: 2.7.30p4, 2.8_pre9

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0231.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-156
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9943.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5555
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0231.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-156
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9943.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5555

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