7.5

CVE-2001-0792: xchat

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 01-09-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2001-0792 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in xchat. EPSS estimates a 2.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.82%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Format string vulnerability in XChat 1.2.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed nickname.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.82% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.82%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securiteam.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Xchat1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links