PT-2000-1719 · Xchat · Xchat

Published 2000-10-20 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2000-0787

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Xchat versions 1.4.2 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding shell metacharacters into a URL, which the client uses to launch a web browser.

Recommendations For versions 1.4.2 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.4.2 to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0787

Affected Products

Xchat

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20161 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0787 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0215.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1601 · Vendor Advisory
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0305.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0301.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-055.html · Note