CVE-2008-2841

Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --command parameter in an ircs:// URI.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=4218
http://secunia.com/advisories/30695	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5795
http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=4218
http://secunia.com/advisories/30695	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5795

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat::::::::

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:47

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=4218 -~~	() http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=4218 -
References	~~() http://secunia.com/advisories/30695 - Vendor Advisory~~	() http://secunia.com/advisories/30695 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696 -~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696 -
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065 -
References	~~() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5795 -~~	() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5795 -

Information

Published : 2008-06-24 19:41

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:47

NVD link : CVE-2008-2841

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2841

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-2841

JSON object : View

Products Affected

xchat

xchat

microsoft

windows_nt
internet_explorer

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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