CVE-2002-0984 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The IRC script included in Light 2.7.x before 2.7.30p5, and 2.8.x before 2.8pre10, running EPIC allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code if the user joins a channel whose topic includes EPIC4 code.

Published: 2003-04-02

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 3.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:light:light:2.7.30p4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:light:light:2.8_pre9:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0973	The IRC script included in Light 2.7.x before 2.7.30p5, and 2.8.x before 2.8pre10, running EPIC allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code if the user joins a channel whose topic includes EPIC4 code.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0374.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0231.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-156
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9943.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5555

History

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Subscriptions

Light Light

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:12:16.122Z

Reserved: 2002-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0984

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-09-24T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:58:30.617

Link: CVE-2002-0984

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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