Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0787 (CCN-5128)

Assigned:2000-08-17
Published:2000-08-17
Updated:2008-09-10
Summary:IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding shell metacharacters into a URL which XChat uses to launch a web browser.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:48
xchat port inappropriately handles URLs

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Vendor Advisory
20000817 XChat URL handler vulnerabilty

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Aug 17 2000 - 06:19:40 CDT
XChat URL handler vulnerabilty

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Vendor Advisory
20000824 MDKSA-2000:039 - xchat update

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Vendor Advisory
20000825 Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - xchat

Source: CCN
Type: Conectiva Linux Announcement CLSA-2000:311
xchat: Commands inside URLs can be executed by xchat

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Aug 25 2000 - 09:27:51 CDT
xchat

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0787

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2000:055-03
Xchat

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1524
XChat Client URL Meta Character Command Execution

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2000:055

Source: BID
Type: Vendor Advisory
1601

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1601
X-Chat Command Execution Via URLs Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: X-Chat Web site
Latest News

Source: CCN
Type: X-Chat IRC Client
Index of /files/source/1.4

Source: CCN
Type: MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2000:039
xchat

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xchat-url-execute-commands(5128)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:xchat:xchat:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:xchat:xchat:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:xchat:xchat:1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:xchat:xchat:1.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:xchat:xchat:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:xchat:xchat:1.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:xchat:xchat:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:xchat:xchat:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:xchat:xchat:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:xchat:xchat:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:xchat:xchat:1.5.xdev:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    xchat xchat 1.2.1
    xchat xchat 1.3.9
    xchat xchat 1.3.10
    xchat xchat 1.3.11
    xchat xchat 1.3.12
    xchat xchat 1.3.13
    xchat xchat 1.4
    xchat xchat 1.4.1
    xchat xchat 1.4.2
    xchat xchat 1.5.6
    xchat xchat 1.5.xdev