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TI-2002-00369 Aliases CVE-2002-0382GHSA-h2gg-v468-vwpx

XChat IRC client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a /dns command…

Priority LOW 37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

XChat IRC client allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a /dns command on a host whose DNS reverse lookup contains shell metacharacters.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02391 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.89Vulnerablexchat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.89 Vulnerable ·xchat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2002:124 Released 2002-08-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    xchat security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • RHSA-2002:097 Released 2002-06-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    : : : Updated xchat packages fix "/dns" vulnerability
    • Red Hat Linux 6.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.0
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
    • Red Hat Linux 7.2
    • Red Hat Linux 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2002:124
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2002:097
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2002:097
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2002:097
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2002:097
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2002:097

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0382
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h2gg-v468-vwpx

References

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2012-00764 Out-of-bounds write in Xchat-WDK CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2008-02715 Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when Internet… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2000-00784 IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00374 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Socks-5 proxy code for XChat 1.8.0 to 2.0.8, with… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-00006 XChat 1.8.7 and earlier, including default configurations of 1.4.2 and 1.4.3, allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2003-00906 xchat 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a passive… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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