Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2000-0787
CVE-2000-0787
Description
IRC Xchat client versions 1.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by encoding shell metacharacters into a URL which XChat uses to launch a web browser.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:1.5.xdev:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=1.4.2
Patches
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References
5- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0215.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0301.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0305.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1601nvdVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-055.htmlnvd
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