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CVE-2002-1916

• 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: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Pirch and RusPirch, when auto-log is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a nickname containing an MS-DOS device name such as AUX, which is inserted into a filename for saving queries.

Affected products

• Pirch Irc: all versions
• Pirch Ruspirch: all versions

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10395.php
• http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6F00A205QQ.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10395.php
• http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/6F00A205QQ.html

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