FKIE_CVE-2008-2841

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-06-24 19:41 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=4218
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30695Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5795
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=4218
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30695Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5795
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_nt *
microsoft internet_explorer *
xchat xchat *
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