Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 24, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-2841

Description

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.

Affected products

Microsoft/Internet Explorer
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Xchat/Xchat
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.8.7b

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

secunia.com/advisories/30695nvdVendor Advisory
forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.phpnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43065nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5795nvd

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