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CVE-2002-1840

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

irssi IRC client 0.8.4, when downloaded after 14-March-2002, could contain a backdoor in the configuration file, which allows remote attackers to access the system.

Affected products

• Irssi: 0.8.4

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274132
• http://real.irssi.org/?page=backdoor
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9176.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4831
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274132
• http://real.irssi.org/?page=backdoor
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9176.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4831

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