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TI-2002-01835 Aliases CVE-2002-1916GHSA-96xw-fw95-7838

Pirch and RusPirch, when auto-log is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

Priority LOW 25Published · 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
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01297 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pirch:pirch_irc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerablePirch
cpe:2.3:a:pirch:ruspirch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerablePirch
  • cpe:2.3:a:pirch:pirch_irc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Pirch
  • cpe:2.3:a:pirch:ruspirch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Pirch

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1916
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96xw-fw95-7838

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2002-00900 Buffer overflow in the Pirch 98 IRC client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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