CVE-2008-2841
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.8)—
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
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 6.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 15%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 97
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-94
Referencias
- http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=4218
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30695
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5795
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